Occupational Asthma Seen as an Increasing Threat to Workers

OAKLAND -- Occupational asthma is a growing workplace danger, and threatens employers with increased medical and workers' compensation claims costs, a University of Texas researcher warned. The disease can even result in death for some workers.Dr. Jack E. Farnham said the reason for the increase in the number of occupational asthma cases in his state and the nation isn't clear. "We don't have an answer," he said.The latest estimates from the U.S. Department of Labor indicate that more than 65