Swimming conquers asthma for Wagga kids

FOR nearly 30 years, swimming has been used as a novel approach to tackle chronic asthma in countless Wagga children.
Founded in 1985, the Wagga Asthma Swimming Club (WASC) has provided swimming opportunities for children with asthma and has had a profound impact on how the illness affects them.....

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Overweight Children Misinterpret Asthma Symptoms, Might Overuse Medication

A recent study published online in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI), the official scientific journal of the American Association of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, shows that obese children with asthma may use unnecessary rescue medications due to mistaken symptoms of breathlessness for loss of asthma control.....

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Linking Asthma to Obesity and Treating Both in Patients

Obesity is becoming a growing problem in the country as is asthma in many of those patients. Doctors are now looking at ways to treat both to help the overall health of the people they see.....

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