Once again there was a recent news story about the increasing numbers of kids all around the world with allergies. In a recent issue of the British medical journal, Lancet, it was reported the number of children with allergy problems such as allergic rhinitis, asthma and eczema have increased substantially, especially in the last 10 years.

There is also a drive to eliminate the use of the word asthma, as it is now believed to really be a number of different diseases. Around 300 million people now have asthma and that number is expected to go up to 400 million in less than 20 years.

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