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The American Asthma Foundation
The American Asthma Foundation is the only national advocacy group devoted solely to asthma, a chronic condition affecting 23 million Americans.
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Our Unique Research Approach
The American Asthma Foundation funds innovative research through a grants program designed to recruit outstanding investigators from non asthma-related fields.
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JODY BROOKS ASTHMA
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Latest Breakthroughs
Read about the AAF-funded research that has already produced 17 breakthroughs in understanding asthma; 11 with pharmaceutical company support. With virtually no improvements in the previous 5 decades, this large number of discoveries in only 10 years confirms the AAF’s approach to eradicating the asthma epidemic.
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Recent Updates and News
$750,000 Awarded for Cutting-Edge Research to Reduce
the Severity of Asthma Attacks
August 19, 2009.Research breakthrough counters common belief.
FDA Bans Asthma Drugs
NYTimes, Dec. 12, 2008.Research Finding Could Revolutionize Asthma Treatment
Press Release, AAF, Feb. 25, 2009Common House Dust Mites Trigger Asthma Attacks by Tricking the Immune System
Press Release, AAF, Jan. 6, 2009 Free
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