Enough to make you gasssp: Venomous red-bellied black snake is found inside a teen girl’s asthma puffer Venomous red-bellied black snake was found curled up inside an asthma puffer A teenage girl was bringing in her washing at her home in Bli Bli, Sunshine Coast The snake slithered out of her clothes and into her … Read more
People with severe asthma are being refused Covid vaccines by GPs, a charity has warned. Asthma UK said there is widespread confusion over whether people with the lung condition qualify as one of the top priority groups. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) guidance for priority group six, which is under way now, … Read more
More than half of Americans who do not have their asthma under control are marijuana users, a new small study suggests. Researchers found that about one-third of patients whose asthma is untreated and out of control have smoked cannabis in the past while one-fifth report currently use the drug. What’s more, the patients were more … Read more
Regularly eating salmon, mackerel and sardines as a child can halve the risk of developing asthma as you get older, according to a team of scientists. Queen ‘Mary University of London researchers studied data from 4,500 children born in the 1990s in the UK – that have been monitored by scientists since birth. Those who … Read more
Asthma charity pleads with Britons NOT to use wood-burning stoves this winter to prevent air pollution Two leading UK charities urged people to stop using the wood-burner Around 40 per cent of outdoor particulate pollution is caused by fire Stoves are increasingly popula and used as a secondary source of heating By Colin Fernandex Environment … Read more
The ‘desperate’ mother of a nine-year-old girl who died following a chronic asthma attack has said she would have moved house immediately had she known air pollution was harming her daughter, an inquest heard, Nine-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah died in February 2013 after suffering numerous seizures and making almost 30 visits to hospital with breathing problems over … Read more
Was tragic Ella, 9, killed by the ‘dash for diesel’? Inquest into asthma girl’s death is told policy fuelled rise in pollution Ella Kissi-Debrah died in 2013 after 3 years of seizures and 27 visits to hospital The nine-year-old lived 80ft from the South Circular road in south-east London Inquest into her death in 2014 … Read more
Babies born through caesarean sections have more than double the risk of early childhood asthma and allergies, a new study claims. In a study of 700 children, US researchers have found a link between babies born by a caesarean (C-section) and having asthma and allergies at the age of six years. A caesarean – a … Read more
Babies of depressed mums ‘face bigger risk of asthma’: Pregnant women who suffer mental health issues such as anxiety may give birth to children with greater chance of developing asthma, study finds Children aged 10 can be almost twice as likely to suffer from asthma Hormones released by women because of stress may affect their … Read more
EasyJet pilot orders passenger with chronic asthma to wear a mask or be thrown off flight from Jersey to Gatwick Nick, who spoke under condition of anonymity, was confronted on his flight The pilot threatened to kick him off the plane if he didn’t don a face covering Nick told the crew of the flight … Read more