An interesting find recently in asthma news is the fact that asthma rates are on the rise in the United States. As of May 2011, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) shows that 24.6 million Americans are suffering from asthma and the number is projected to continue to rise. The CDC said that the number of people living with asthma in the U.S. grew by 4.3 million between 2001 and 2009. Scientists are still researching to find out why exactly this is the case. The efforts to go green by members of society and industries across the U.S. have decreased the carbon footprint, increasing air quality. Also, the government has enacted smoking bans to cut back on second hand smoke. Despite improvements in these two areas (known to trigger asthma symptoms) the numbers are still on the rise. According to this asthma news, with increasing numbers of those living with asthma in the U.S. will cause more deaths from the disease. The disease also increases the country’s health care costs by rates of billions of dollars. For now, doctors and the government want to better educate those suffering from asthma on how to live with and handle the symptoms. The long term effects of this type of education will be for people to live longer, healthier, and reduce some of the health costs. Small steps can be taken to cut back on asthma triggers, such as keeping the house clean and avoiding pollution as much as possible. Hopefully scientists and researchers can find a reason for the increasing rate, and manage the number of those affected.
