WUSA CBS Overnight News April 19, 2017
Hailey is one of 7 million children with asthma whose parents have to worry about when the next attack will strike. Today more kids suffer from asthma than from any other chronic disease. In emergency rooms, one fourth of all visits are due to asthma attacks. Most asthma attacks are caused by allergic reactions to allergens. Things like pollen, dust and even household pests can trigger asthma. Estimates show than more than 25 percent of americans are allergic to the german cockroach. In children, pests, asthma and allergies are a bad combination that can result in twice as many asthmarelated m...