NIH Institutes Renew Dedication to Asthma Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment

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May 4, 2010 marks World Asthma Day, when public officials, health organizations, and patient groups around the world take action to increase public awareness of the global burden of asthma and promote better asthma diagnosis and treatment. For decades, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has supported groundbreaking research that has led to improvements in outcomes for people with asthma. As the NIH’s leading Institutes in this field, we at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI); the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID); and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) renew our dedication to asthma prevention, diagnosis, and management.

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