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Boy, 5, taken to A&E 26 times in his life due to 'air pollution'

Max's mum Rosa Appleby Alis says a trip to Wales saw his breathing improve immeasurably

Wales Online

Outer London’s worst asthma hotspots revealed as mother tells of impact on 5-year-old son

6 of the top 10 GP surgeries with the highest asthma rates were near polluted roads, according to Asthma + Lung UK

Evening Standard

Northern Ireland urged to follow Wales in banning smoking outside school gates

“We need to stop normalising smoking around children and protect their still developing lungs from breathing in harmful second-hand smoke.”

Belfast Live

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'My son nearly died of an asthma attack - one thing parents should know'

NHS nurse Carrie Patrick has issued an urgent plea to parents and carers of asthma sufferers after her six-year-old son Elliot almost died during an attack

Daily Mirror

Symptoms of asthma from specialist nurse on World Asthma Day

May 2 is World Asthma Day

Wales Online

Co Down family raising awareness of seriousness of asthma after tragic loss of teenage daughter

"We lost our daughter to asthma and want people to take it more seriously"

Belfast Live

'Changes in weather, vapes and air fresheners trigger life-threatening asthma attacks': Mum-of-two's 20-year ordeal

"I've been in hospital more times than I can count"

Manchester Evening News

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London hotspots for lung disease revealed with sharp divide between rich and poor boroughs

Charity says poorer areas in capital more exposed to pollution and effects of poor housing

Evening Standard

Young mum died from sudden asthma attack after being told to 'get on with it'

Amy Greenwood, 22, died after a sudden and unexpected asthma attack in October 2022. Her mum Joanne, 49, said Amy was often told she needed to 'get on with it' as the condition was not too serious

Daily Mirror

NI council area top hotspot for high emergency admission and death rates for lung conditions

“We shouldn’t wait until people get sick before we help them, there must be a better way.”

Belfast Live

Mum, 22, died after being told to 'get on with it'

Her devastated family are determined to keep her memory alive

Liverpool Echo

One in four COPD patients waiting five or more years for diagnosis in Northern Ireland

Charity Asthma + Lung UK Northern Ireland has called for urgent action

Belfast Live

Call for car control zones across UK to reduce air pollution deaths

Exclusive: Green Tory joins Labour’s Sadiq Khan and medical experts in plea to government

The Independent UK

UK has highest number of pneumonia deaths in Europe

Analysis conducted by charity finds more than 25,000 people die from condition each year

Evening Standard

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Belfast Live

Stormont 'needs to get back to work to deliver clean air strategy' says Asthma + Lung UK NI

They say we are on an air pollution 'cliff edge' after DAERA published the latest air quality report

The Guardian - UK

Asthma attacks in more than 1m people linked to UK cost of living rationing

One in five asthmatics had attack as result of cutting back on food, heat or medicine due to costs, survey finds

Belfast Live

Asthma patients fear winter cost of living crisis as they worry about heating homes

'How far do we have to sink to the bottom of the barrel before we are given some support'

The Guardian - UK

How turning the heat off this winter could damage your health

A survey found 70% of UK adults are planning to heat their homes less, as energy prices soar. But what could be the effect?

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The Independent UK

UK lung disease deaths ‘being caused by low pay and damp housing’

More than 1.3 million people in the UK suffer from COPD

Belfast Live

Twelfth of July: Warning over impact of smoke from bonfires for people with lung conditions

Those with asthma or COPD could find smoke from bonfires triggers their symptoms.

Daily Mirror

Grandad 'trapped in his home' by fatal condition that will need oxygen tanks soon

Leon Johnson's doctor wrongly assumed he had "smoked all his life" when he began getting short of breath and "couldn't walk very far" in 2017

Belfast Live

Diesel cars still not tested for toxic emissions by Northern Ireland DVA

Charities are calling for action on cancer causing air pollution as children at exhaust level

Daily Mirror

How to prevent Asthma attacks and improve symptoms as millions of Brits affected

Millions of people in the UK are known to cope with asthma symptoms in some form. The condition may require significant medical treatment, but is often manageable

The Guardian - UK

Asthma research disadvantages women by disregarding sex hormones

Two-thirds of asthma deaths in the UK are among women, according to Asthma + Lung UK

The Independent UK

Women ‘twice as likely to die from asthma’

Asthma and Lung UK have called for more research to examine hormonal triggers.

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