Asthma Periodical

An asthma inhaler

The combination of high pollen counts and storms can trigger "thunderstorm asthma". Source: AAP

Parents are being urged to prepare for a seasonal spike in juvenile asthma as the beginning of the school-year approaches.


Hospital presentations with the condition almost double in February, but experts say there are a range of precautions which can be taken to counter so-called "back-to-school asthma".


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