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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

Daily Mirror · Jul 12, 2022

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

Chronicle Live · Jul 12, 2022

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 · Jul 12, 2022

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.

Reuters · Jul 4, 2022

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.

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2022

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.

Glasgow Live · Jul 1, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · Jun 26, 2022

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

His partner said the system needs 'massive' change

Wales Online · Jun 26, 2022

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 Record · Jun 25, 2022

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"

Daily Mirror · Jun 25, 2022