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Christmas tree warning as decoration could be reason for cold and runny nose

Real Christmas trees like the Cypress and the ever-popular Pine can collect a high amount of pollen from other plants before they are cut down - leading to people's ill health.

Glasgow Live · Dec 16, 2022

Canberra's extreme pollen season breaks all records, triggers spike in new hay fever sufferers

Three La Niña weather events in a row create the perfect storm for extreme pollen production never before seen in the "hay fever capital of Australia".

ABC News · Dec 12, 2022

Inside the 'tridemic': North Philly children struggling to breathe are waiting hours to be seen at the ER

PHILADELPHIA — Raspy cries and barky coughs echoed across the emergency room at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children on a recent chilly morning in North Philadelphia. Kids had just started to stream into the waiting room, yet every available bed was already filled.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 11, 2022

How often to wash sheets if you're ill as some bugs live on cotton for a month

Experts have explained how long different bacteria and viruses can live on bed sheets if you don't wash them when you're feeling sick

Wales Online · Dec 7, 2022

Mum living in 'mould-ridden' flat claims she was ignored for five years by landlord and council

Selenawit Asfaha moved into the property seven years ago, and remained after her son was born, but alleges she has developed asthma from being there.

Daily Record · Dec 7, 2022

DWP PIP cash could be paid to people with 24 respiratory conditions - see full list here

People can receive Personal Independence Payments if they have medical conditions such as asthma, cystic fibrosis, sleep apnoea, chronic bronchitis, emphysema and pneumonia

Chronicle Live · Dec 6, 2022

DWP PIP payments could be worth over £600 a month to those with respiratory conditions

People with conditions such as asthma may be missing out on the payment, with a total of 24 respiratory illnesses listed as eligible conditions for the financial support.

Edinburgh Live · Dec 6, 2022

Mum in mouldy flat 'fears her toddler is going to die' as she keeps being hospitalised

Aimee James says the recent case of Awaab Ishak, a two-year-old who died from a respiratory condition caused by exposure to mould, has left her fearing for her asthmatic child's life

Daily Mirror · Dec 5, 2022

Asthma nightmare, tree warning, as pre-Christmas pollen soars

Asthma warning about pollen-laden Christmas trees.

The Canberra Times · Dec 5, 2022

'I won't survive another winter here': Asthma sufferer on council house mould worries

“I WILL be honest with you, I won’t survive another winter in here.”

The National (Scotland) · Dec 4, 2022