Sign up to The Irish Times Archive (1859 - 2008)My Account »
Fri 04 Apr 2009Study links swimming pool chlorine to asthma
BOYS WHO swim frequently in swimming pools may be at increased risk of developing asthma, new research has found.
A study of 6- to 12-year-old boys carried out by Dr Tony Ryan and colleagues in the Department of Paediatrics at University College Cork found a significant association between the number of years a boy had been swimming and the likelihood of the child being wheezy in the past year. The greater the number of years a boy had been attending an indoor chlorinated pool, the greater the likelihood of him having asthma, the researchers found.
Choose a Subscription type - required
