Smoking ban leads to annual 5% drop in asthma hospital emergencies
An annual 5% drop in hospital admissions for asthma patients in England requiring treatment could be attributed to the introduction of the 2007 smoking ban, which made it illegal to smoke in all...
View ArticleThis Morning presenter Matt Johnson hasn’t let asthma beat him
Welsh Daytime TV presenter Matt Johnson has highlighted the seriousness of asthma and the importance of using asthma medicine after speaking to Wales Online, describing how he almost collapsed ‘in the...
View ArticleScientists discover gene that could lead to targeted asthma treatment
Young children with asthma may benefit from targeted treatment in the near future after US scientists discovered a ‘rogue’ gene – CDHR3 – which could be the cause of severe asthma in youngsters. CDHR3...
View ArticleEating more fibre could ease asthma symptoms
The results from animal studies suggest that asthma treatment may bizzarely come in the form a diet rich in fruit and vegetables. Tests on mice, as reported in the journal Nature Medicine, has found...
View ArticleHow losing weight helped one woman’s asthma symptoms
Sally, 45, a hairdresser from Aldington in Kent, was horrified when the nurse at her asthma clinic requested that she step onto the scales. Like many other women, Sally had decided to avoid all scales...
View ArticleSalford schoolboy dies from an asthma attack
Tributes have been paid to a football-mad Salford schoolboy after he tragically died from an asthma attack. Ben O’Neill, 12, played for local team Bar Hill JFC in Irlams o’th’ Height and was a huge...
View ArticleAsthma patients are missing vital annual reviews
A new review of GP data conducted by Asthma UK makes for an alarming reading, showing that over a million people suffering with the lung condition are not having vital annual check-ups – important in...
View ArticleIt was 20 Years Ago Today – Pharmacy goes Beatle mania!
It was 20 years ago today that Medical Specialists® came to be. Not quite the phrase from the Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album that was released in 1967, but one that shows that like...
View ArticleTraffic pollution and cleaner homes mean HALF of us could have allergies by 2026
Within just a decade there could be up to half of the UK population suffering from hayfever, asthma, or another type of allergy, health experts are warning. The problems are mainly linked to an...
View ArticleTeens Embarassed to Use Their Asthma Inhalers
The fact over 5 million people in the UK have asthma means there is a strong possibility you will have a friend or family member with the lung condition. In fact, you may already be aware that there...
View ArticleCheap Vitamin D Supplements Could Help with Asthma
With news this week that everybody living in London is at risk from toxic air particles that can trigger health problems like asthma, it may be some comfort to learn that a new study has found that...
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