Damp and mould in the home can contribute to the onset of child asthma, according to a Finnish study. Up to one in five cases (20%) of child asthma may be caused this way, according to a team led by Juha Pekkanen (of the National Public Health Institute’s Department of Environmental Health in Kuopio). The team’s findings are to be published in the forthcoming issue of the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ). [click link for full article]