*cough, hack!*

[phaedrasdream]

Rates for asthma have steadily increased over the past 20 years in all age groups. Children under age 5 have been the hardest hit, experiencing a two and one-half fold increase. Despite advances in medical treatment, asthma deaths nave nearly doubled since 1980 and now total more than 5,000 per year. The economic costs are high as well - an

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[ulitave]

f'n tell me about it.

Bush is an asshat. There's some speculation that he cut the study so Dems would be forced to put it back in and then he could blame them for increasing spending.

[phaedrasdream]

ugh, what a dickwad. none of this shit runs in my family, so someone tell me why both my kids have it, as well as david's niece and nephew??! we're prolly looking a third case gestating in my belly, if we could only figure out the culprit...

[ulitave]

doesn't run in my family,but I have a terrible csae. The culprit could be Austin allergies, crap i nthe water, whatever.