Failure to comply within seven days will result in further enforcement action. Please click here to find out which trees are prohibited by the Ordinance. To find out more about pollen counts in your area, please click here . The incidence of allergies and asthma in the U.S. is exploding. Pollen-related allergies can lead to asthma.
More children have asthma.
The incidence of acute asthma attacks among children has increased 100 percent in the past decade, despite the development of medications that are highly effective if taken properly, according to the US Center for Disease Prevention and Control. Almost five million Americans with asthma are under age 18. Asthma is now the most common cause of hospitalization among American children, affecting a total of five million. Deaths among children with the condition rose by 78 percent from 1980 to 1993, according to a recent analysis. Asthma is the leading cause of missed school days for US children.