Health Beat: Asthma

It's tough enough dealing with seasonal allergies, but for an estimated 1.5 million adults and more than 400,000 children in New York breathing issues aren't limited to certain times of the year. These are the folks living with asthma. The numbers have been climbing. Dr. Craig Hersh, chief medical officer at Empire Blue-Cross, is here to discuss the whys and what's new in treatment.

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