KUALA LUMPUR: Asthma patients may think that their condition restricts them from physical exercise, but if they manage their disease with medication, they can lead a normal life, health director-general Tan Sri Dr Merican Ismail Merican said.
A recent Asia Pacific study showed that in Malaysia, like in China, more than 50% of children had to miss school while 23% of adults missed work because of asthma.
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