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Mum calls for schools to be closed on days when pollution levels are high

"We did all this work for Covid, protecting people's lives and this is just as bad and it feels like very little action is happening and the impact on children's health and future health is being ignored."

Manchester Evening News

Study shows Houston is among 3 AFC South cities that are asthma hotspots

Houston is situated in an asthma hotspot, and is one of three AFC South cities that can be challenging for asthma sufferers.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Chicago must do more to erase racial disparities in childhood asthma

Black children are more than four times as likely to go to the emergency department for asthma symptoms, like trouble breathing, compared to white children. The racial gap has increased by nearly 10% between 2016 and 2021.

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Heatwave means I risk life-threatening asthma attack if I leave home, reveals London mother

An estimated 3.5m Britons with asthma are at risk of having an attack sparked by hot weather

Evening Standard

PIP provides up to £627 each month to more than 130,000 people with respiratory conditions

There are 24 main respiratory conditions including asthma being supported by the DWP.

Daily Record

Asthma warning as one million could be at risk due to 'wrong inhaler'

Research by charity Asthma + Lung UK found that as many as one in five sufferers could be using wrong medication.

Daily Record

Urgent warning as one million people with asthma at risk due to wrong medication

Four people die of an asthma attack every day but new research carried out by Asthma + Lung UK fear many sufferers are using an incorrect inhaler and lives are being needlessly lost

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DWP Attendance Allowance means people with one of these 56 health conditions could qualify for extra £370 a month

Arthritis, back pain, asthma and dementia are all on the list of more than 50 conditions which qualify for weekly payments if you need supervision

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Warning to one million people who rely on asthma inhalers

Asthma and Lung UK said that an estimated one in five people with asthma in the UK are using their reliever inhaler instead of their preventer one.

Wales Online

Coral Princess passengers say they struggled to get RAT and asthma puffer during Brisbane Covid outbreak

Twenty-four infected people disembarked in Brisbane before cruise ship travelled on to Eden on NSW south coast

The Guardian - AU

Million asthma patients over-reliant on reliever inhalers, charity warns

Asthma and Lung UK called for investment in patient care.

The Independent UK

Twelfth of July: Warning over impact of smoke from bonfires for people with lung conditions

Those with asthma or COPD could find smoke from bonfires triggers their symptoms.

Belfast Live

Idyllic lake resort now nightmarish town filled with toxic air and deadly dust

The region along the west coast of the USA was once a thriving tourist spot but now the people living there have to endure 'repugnant' odours and stock up on inhalers

Daily Mirror

Libya's power cuts enrage citizens, spurring protest

When the power cut out in Libya's Benghazi last week, Haitham al-Ghoul dashed into the street with his five-year old son Othman to find somewhere to plug in a respirator the child needs to ease asthma attacks.

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Cyberbullying ‘playing significant role’ in high levels of asthma fatalities

A study by analytics experts at Nottingham University Business School examined the impact of social media abuse on patients with asthma.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow city centre air pollution so bad asthma sufferers 'should avoid it' to stay safe

Asthma and Allergy Foundation made the claims while noting that air pollution in Scotland's major cities has returned to the same levels witnessed pre-pandemic.

Daily Mirror

Chilling moment dad was told daughter 'wasn't breathing' before she died of peanut allergy

Megan Lee, 15, had the devastating asthma attack after she ate a takeaway which contained peanuts at Royal Spice takeaway. The food caused a horrific reaction which resulted in her death

Wales Online

Asthmatic man struggling to breathe 'lay waiting for 10 hours on hospital floor'

His partner said the system needs 'massive' change

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Daily Record

Man struggling to breathe forced to lie down on hospital floor in 'horrendous' 10-hour A&E wait

Asthma sufferer Dave Moth, 30, spent the night on a "rock hard" floor while waiting to be seen in A&E at Royal Oldham Hospital.

Daily Mirror

Asthmatic man struggling to breathe 'lay waiting for 10 hours on floor of A&E'

Becka Jackson, 30, said the system needs "massive" change after her asthmatic partner, Dave Moth was left waiting on the floor for 10 hours "struggling to breathe"

Belfast Live

Belfast mum calls for asthma awareness after seeing son in ICU

"He was intubated, and they put him to sleep - scary isn’t the word."

The Conversation

How digital tech can help people with asthma manage their meds and reduce the risk of attacks

Modern medical science has made remarkable progress in the treatment of asthma. Inhalers containing steroids are particularly effective in preventing an asthma attack. But getting people to take these preventive medicines long-term remains a challenge.

Daily Mirror

Grandad 'trapped in his home' by fatal condition that will need oxygen tanks soon

Leon Johnson's doctor wrongly assumed he had "smoked all his life" when he began getting short of breath and "couldn't walk very far" in 2017

Liverpool Echo

Grandad 'trapped in home' by school run

"If I go for a walk and the vehicles are out, I just can't breathe"

Wales Online

NHS warning over common hayfever treatment side effect

One in five Britons suffer from hayfever with an allergic reaction to either grass or weed pollen spores which are at their highest the summer months, particularly July

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