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The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that some 10% of the Swiss population have asthma as of 2007, compared with 2% some 25–30 years ago. [11] In the United States the age-adjusted prevalence of asthma increased from 7.3 to 8.2 percent during the years 2001 through 2009.
In the developed world, about 20% of people are affected by allergic rhinitis, [15] about 6% of people have at least one food allergy, [3] [5] and about 20% have or have had atopic dermatitis at some point in time. [16] Depending on the country, about 1–18% of people have asthma. [17] [18] Anaphylaxis occurs in between 0.05–2% of people. [19]
Global rates of asthma have increased significantly between the 1960s and 2008 [18] [288] with it being recognized as a major public health problem since the 1970s. [20] Rates of asthma have plateaued in the developed world since the mid-1990s with recent increases primarily in the developing world. [289]
The CDC estimates that there have been at least 3.1 million illnesses, 37,000 hospitalizations and 1,500 deaths from flu so far this season; these figures are based on the latest date for which ...
During an asthma attack, which can range from mild to severe, the muscles surrounding your bronchial tubes narrow, making it difficult to breathe, according to the American College of Allergy ...
There have been more than 32,000 cases reported so far this year, according to preliminary data from mid-December — about six times more than there were at this time last year and more than ...
It is believed that there is always a more direct cause, and usually it is one of many age-related diseases. It is estimated that, as a root cause, the aging process underlies 2/3 of all death in the world (approximately 100,000 people per day in 2007).
This has actually been studied before. Schaffner points to older research in which people were divided into two groups. Half were warm and comfortable, while the other half were damp and ...