How many Americans suffer from asthma? 2. What symptoms do patients with asthma manifest? 3. Why, according to Dr. Eric Gershwin, is asthma diagnosed more commonly in children under 18? 4. What are the most common causes of asthma, especially in kids? 5. How, according to Dr. Gershwin’s recommendation, can patients learn to properly manage their asthma? 6. What would happen if patients neglected to follow those recommendations? 7. What is a theory put forward by an Austrian research study as to helping the immune system build a resistance?