Asthma attacks triggered by stress

STRESS quadruples the risk of an asthma attack in children, research revealed yesterday.

Family splits, illness and moving home were all found to aggravate youngsters’ asthma, leading to a worsening of symptoms and more asthma attacks.

The research, published in the journal Thorax, also found that stress led to a double attack of acute symptoms within 48 hours and even six weeks later.