Surgeon general targets asthma ‘epidemic’

Top U.S. doctor says thousands don’t manage the disease appropriately
The numbers, from the U.S. surgeon general, the Centers for Disease Control and the American Lung Association, are striking:

• 20 million Americans suffer from asthma — that's three times as many as 25 years ago;


• 1 in every 8 children has asthma;


• 12 people die from asthma daily.