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Is Ireland safe for children with asthma? - Asthma Society of Ireland reveals new survey findings

The Asthma Society of Ireland has released findings of a survey of Irish parents or guardians about their children’s asthma. One in ten children in Ireland have asthma. 73% of parents surveyed reported that they have experienced anxiety around ...

03 May 2022 at 15:33

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Asthma Society calls for solid fuel regulation to protect kids who struggle to breathe

The lifelong health impacts of burning solid fuel on children with asthma is being highlighted by the Asthma Society of Ireland (ASI). The organisation is highlighting the issue ahead of Asthma Awareness Week, and is calling on all government ...

27 Apr 2022 at 13:33

Women ‘twice as likely to die from asthma’

Women with asthma in the UK are twice as likely to die from an asthma attack compared with men with the condition, a charity has said, Asthma + Lung UK said that, over the past five years, more than two-thirds of asthma deaths in the UK have ...

27 Apr 2022 at 01:25

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Asthma Society calls for solid fuel regulation to protect kids who struggle to breathe

27 Apr 2022 at 15:33

Heroin addict jailed for 20 years over death of son, seven, from asthma attack

A drug addict whose seven-year-old son died alone from a needless asthma attack after she used his inhalers to smoke crack cocaine has been jailed for 20 years. Laura Heath admitted child cruelty and was convicted of gross ...

28 Apr 2022 at 12:55

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Health campaigners demand action on Scotland’s ‘shameful’ lung health

Scotland’s “shameful” record on lung health claims the lives of more than 7,000 people a year, campaigners have claimed as they called for “urgent action”. Asthma + Lung UK Scotland said bolder targets on clean air are ...

28 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Lung disease deaths highest in western Europe, charity warns in call for action

Britain has the highest death rate for lung conditions in western Europe, a charity has warned. Over a seven-year period to 2018, half a million people in the UK died from lung conditions such as asthma attacks, ...

28 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Warning over surge in asthma attacks as schools return

Parents of children with asthma are being urged to take action as the number of life-threatening asthma attacks is predicted to soar in the coming weeks. One mother has described how she “dreads” her asthmatic ...

31 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Mayor waging ‘war on poisonous air’ with plan to expand Ultra Low Emission Zone

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said he is waging “war on poisonous air” as he bids to extend the Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) across London. Mr Khan is proposing to extend the scheme’s boundary from the North ...

20 May 2022 at 15:20

NHS and social care system in ‘most perilous position in memory’

The NHS and social care system are in the “most perilous position in memory”, a group of leading charities has warned. The Richmond Group of Charities said the systems were reaching “crunch point” which ...

15 Nov 2022 at 01:01

People in deprived areas more likely to die from lung conditions, charity warns

People living in places such as Blackpool, Liverpool and Inverclyde are among the most likely to be admitted to hospital in an emergency and die from lung conditions, according to a new analysis. The ...

21 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Long-lasting coughs ‘may be one infection after another’

Coughs that last a long time this winter may be the result of people picking up one infection after another, a GP expert has said. Professor Kamila Hawthorne, chairwoman of the Royal College of GPs, ...

18 Jan 2023 at 00:01

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