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Tuesday Check UP: Childhood Asthma

"Who would think that Tylenol would be a problem?" begins the article, quoting one area doctor.
He penned an editorial that first brought the problem to light on a national scale, even though the research has pointed to the problem for years.

The drug's makers are saying their product "has over 50 years of clinical history to support its safety and efficacy."
Doctors at both Akron Children's' Hospital and the Cleveland Clinic support the findings.

[6.7 million people self-reported asthma in 1980, but the figure rose to an average 13.7 million by the end of 1994, according to the CDC study.]
[In Ohio, an estimated 252,944 children suffered from asthma in 2008]

Rick Jackson is a senior host and producer at Ideastream Public Media. He hosts the "Sound of Ideas" on WKSU and "NewsDepth" on WVIZ.