Warning of child asthma danger

January 24, 2002

A major health study has warned childhood asthma is still being overlooked.

A University of Sunderland researcher asked 3,000 young teenagers how often

they suffered breathing difficulties.

He found that one in four had lifetime asthma and one in three had permanent

wheezing.

Dr Mohammad Shamssain found a further quarter complained of wheezing after

exercise.

He said there were similar results for the condition rhinitis, an

inflammation of the nose cavity, and the skin complaint eczema.

Dr Shamssain says: " A high proportion of parents are unaware of the presence

of symptoms of asthma in their children, which contributes significantly to

the problem of under diagnosis. "

The research is published in ls Allergy Asthma Immunol 2001.

Story filed: 12:07 Thursday 24th January 2002

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