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Asked December 2010
How serious is asthma---and how can I best control it?
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Carol Bradley Bursack, CDSGF
Dec 2010
Asthma can kill. It needs to be controlled by medication (generally speaking), and often by avoiding triggers such as extreme humidity, extreme cold and other issues. Anyone with asthma needs a doctor's supervision.
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