Is Swimming the Best Exercise for Children with Asthma?

Some experts say exercising at an indoor pool can benefit children with asthma, especially during cold winter months.
It’s cold outside, which means it can be difficult to get anyone, let alone kids, up off the couch to exercise.
And if your child has asthma that can present concerns.
In the United States, asthma affects 1 in 11 children, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC). And a cold, dry winter can make these youngsters even more susceptible to the condition.
Asthma is a chronic inflammation of the airways — or bronchial tubes — inside the lungs.....

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HAPHousing working to help people who have asthma
20% of kids and 18% of adults in the city suffer from asthma

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – HAPHousing hosted an event Thursday night to educate people of all ages how they can “weed out asthma triggers” in their homes.
There was also a nurse on sight to teach those in attendance how to use their asthma medications properly.
Esther Russell of Springfield told 22News she thinks workshops like these will benefit the city as a whole.....

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Babies with gut yeast may be at risk of asthma

Asthma affects hundreds of millions of people across the world. New research links the gut's microbes with the risk of developing asthma, and identifies a specific fungus in babies that might increase the risk of childhood asthma.
Asthma is a chronic disease of the lungs' airways that affects approximately 334 million people worldwide, and around 25 million people in the United States.
Historically, it was believed that asthma is a disease of high-income countries, but this theory is no longer valid as most people living with asthma are from low- and middle-income countries.....

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