Asthma testing

May 1 2007

SHOPPERS in Perth’s St John’s Centre are being invited to take a “breathalyser test” for asthma on World Asthma Day.

A team of researchers led by Professor Brian Lipworth, from the University of Dundee’s Asthma and Allergy Research Group, will be in the centre today, giving the quick tests which can have a long-lasting impression.

“This is a very simple, 90-second test from which we can gain an initial impression of whether someone may be suffering from asthma,” said Dr Arun Nair, Specialist Registrar and Clinical Research Fellow in the Asthma and Allergy Research Group.