Toxic air may CAUSE asthma in children: Pollution not only makes the condition worse but it could be a trigger for it in the first place, research shows Study published in British Medical Journal says air pollution may cause asthma Previously, studies had shown that air pollution made children’s asthma worse Scientists say children who grew … Read more
Teens who go to bed late and sleep-in are nearly three times more likely to have asthma, experts find Scientists found a stricter bedtime could reduce the risk of asthma in youngsters Those who went to bed late were almost three times more likely to have asthma The researchers, from the University of Alberta, studied almost … Read more
Cancer, asthma and organ transplant patients were dropped from the Government’s coronavirus shielding list in an abrupt text message, it emerged last night. Patients with various health conditions that raise their risk of dying from Covid-19 were told they had been removed from the scheme in the GOV.UK text. The message – which has caused … Read more
A clinical trial is being launched to test an asthma drug’s effectiveness in treating deadly conditions caused by the novel coronavirus. The drug, called ibudilast – which has been approved to treat asthma in Japan and South Korea – has shown promise in improving lung health in mouse models. The team, from Yale University’s New Haven … Read more
A mother has revealed how her baby girl nearly died twice after a pollen allergy triggered life-threatening asthma attacks. Lottie Provis was found blue, lifeless and choking on her own vomit in her cot by her parents Kate, 26, and Steve, 31, when she was 18 months old in May 2015. She was given hours … Read more
Four million children around the world develop asthma each year because of road traffic pollution, a major study has estimated. Exposure to nitrogen dioxide, largely from road transport, is thought to be behind 38,000 new cases in the UK and 240,000 in the US each year. The global research ranked the UK the 29th worst … Read more