The World Health Organization says, every year, hundreds of millions of people are becoming ill with preventable chronic respiratory diseases. One of the most common allergies is said to be hay fever, which is caused by contact with ragweed. Scientists now say the increase in ragweed is stimulated by climate change. VOA’s Melinda Smith has more on this condition.
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Mike Tringale, M.S.M.: Mike is the director of External Affairs at AAFA, a consumer and patient advocacy organization serving more than 60 million people with asthma and allergies. Mike has written and edited articles for consumer health magazines such as Health Monitor, Coping Magazine and Asthma Magazine, as well as for medical periodicals such as Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and Academy News. Dr. William Berger: Dr. Berger is one of the nation’s foremost experts on allergies and asthma. He practices both adult and pediatric allergy and asthma in Mission Viejo, Calif., and is clinical professor in the College of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author of many academic papers and general press articles in the field of allergy and asthma.
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