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Show Children with Asthma Receive Best Care at Sahuaro School in Tucson Tucson, Ariz. Physical symptoms, including possible allergies and infections, exhibited by boys and girls receiving resident care are of vital concern to staff members at Sahuaro school here, operated by the National Foundation for Asthmatic Children. Dr. William B. Slecn, one of the nation's leading allergists, is foundation medical director. Two pediatrician allergists and a psychiatrist psy-chiatrist also are on the staff and a registered nurse is always on duty. Medical treatment, of course, is strictly on an individual basis while therapy by the psychiatrist normally is on the group plan. "Not only do the change in climate and best-possible medical care heal the bodies of our pupils, but, in many instances, a wholesome change in a potentially harmful mental attitude is effected," A. B. Sieh, foundation executive director, said. "Due to the relentless havoc that asthma plays with a child's health, many miss months of school. This occasionally causes the child to worry excessively, because he or she cannot keep up with schoolmates." Sahuaro school operates on a 12-month basis. Students range from six to 12 years, because doctors feel more can be done for children chil-dren in this age group. They attend grades one through eight, |