The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America reported Allentown, Pennsylvania is No. 1 on the list of the 'most challenging places to live with asthma.'
September is a peak month for asthma and doctors are seeing more patients being treated for asthma due to pollen, children starting school and cold and flu season, according to the AAFA report.
The report also notes there are many risk factors that contribute to asthma such as poverty, exposure to pollutants and access to health care. The rankings are based on how common asthma is in an area, emergency department visits due to asthma and asthma-related fatalities. Other Pennslyvania cities made the top 100 list including Philadelphia at No. 8, Harrisburg at No. 16, Pittsburg at No. 43 and Scranton at No. 74.
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