the workplace, time off from school, the use of
emergency services and hospitalization.  The costs for asthma care are
estimated to be more than $6 billion a year.  Lost productivity by working
parents caring for children who miss school because of the disease are estimated
at $1 billion.<o:p>
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the airways.&nbsp; These come in the form of tablets, capsules, liquids, or
inhalers and are used only when needed and should be taken at the first
indication of symptoms.&nbsp; When possible, doctors usually prefer to use
inhalers because they deliver the drug directly to the lungs and require less of
the drug than the oral forms.&nbsp; It is important to be aware that
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