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nd ED and hospitalization rates were highest among children 4 years of age and younger,⁵ despite improvements in currently available asthma medications. Experts are unsure why this is the case, although one potential indicator is the lack of awareness and education about childhood asthma. Asthma is the third leading cause of hospitalization among children under the age of 15.6

Although asthma can be a life-threatening disease if not properly managed, the mild to moderate asthma that most asthmatic children have can be controlled by treatment at home or in the doctor's office.6

Common symptoms of childhood asthma include coughing either constant or intermittent; wheezing or a whistling sound audible when your child exhales; shortness of breath or rapid breathing, which may or may not be associated with exercise; and chest tightness.4 Asthma triggers range from smoke, airborne molds, pollens, dust, animal dander, exercise, cold air, many household and industrial products, air pollutants, scents or simple stress.⁶

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Contact: Heather Law
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Burson-Marsteller
24-May-2005

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