Asthma

Charity warns of 'dangerous duo' on Bonfire Night for Scots with lung conditions

Charity warns of 'dangerous duo' on Bonfire Night for Scots with lung conditions
People with lung conditions may need to take extra precautions against a dangerous duo of smoke and cold weather on Bonfire Night, Scotland’s leading lung charity has warned.

Charity Asthma + Lung UK Scotland is calling for better awareness of the seriousness of asthma

Charity Asthma + Lung UK Scotland is calling for better awareness of the seriousness of asthma

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'Deeply worrying': Asthma deaths in Scotland reach highest level since 1992

Paul Wilson, a student nurse with asthma currently training in the NHS, spent three years battling to trace the source of damp in his family's council house. Repairs eventually cost £35,000

Paul Wilson, a student nurse with asthma currently training in the NHS, spent three years battling to trace the source of damp in his family's council house. Repairs eventually cost £35,000

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The council house riddled with damp and mould – and the three year battle to fix it

Schools campaign to challenge the concept of ‘mild’ asthma

Schools campaign to challenge the concept of ‘mild’ asthma

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Schools campaign to challenge the concept of ‘mild’ asthma

An asthma inhaler

An asthma inhaler

Almost 70 per cent of asthma deaths are women, figures reveal

Brits who suffer from Asthma and 23 other conditions could be owed £152 per week from DWP. (PA)

Brits who suffer from Asthma and 23 other conditions could be owed £152 per week from DWP. (PA)

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If you suffer with Asthma or 23 other conditions you could be owed £152 per week

Health warning issued to asthma sufferers on Bonfire Night weekend. (PA)

Health warning issued to asthma sufferers on Bonfire Night weekend. (PA)

Health warning issued to anyone with asthma this weekend