Cleaning chemicals linked to child asthma

A STUDY that found a strong link between household chemicals and the huge rise in childhood asthma has been welcomed by the Irish Asthma Society.

Almost 30% of Irish children have asthma. Ireland ranks fourth in the world for having the highest prevalence of childhood asthma.

Asthma nurse specialist with the Irish Asthma Society Frances Guiney said: "It's vital that there is more research into the causes of asthma because the incidence of the disease is rising by 0.5% every year here."