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It’s not just a matter of dying faster, it’s raising kids with asthma, gasping for breath at any cold or allergy, unnecessary pain and hospital stays, and taking longer to get over colds. It’s your aging parents wheezing and coughing, hospitalized after not catching breath, and yes, dying early of colds