In a message dated 9/15/00 10:39:46 AM, writes: << Amazing how many of them "outgrow" their "asthma." >> I do believe many children will eventually "outgrow" their asthma since the diameter of the midsize, small airways plays a factor on the severity of an asthma exacerbation in a child v. an adult. The way I explain the "outgrowness" is that as an adult, your lungs has a higher tolerance for reactivity secondary to a larger diameter of the airways whereas a child has little room for error when bronchospam occurs. Scott T. Yang, M.D. Okinawa, Japan