Two million unaware of asthma attack risk

Asthma UK has revealed new data showing people with asthma “considerably underestimate” their risk of potentially fatal asthma attacks in the UK.
More than half of people with asthma (52%) don’t think they are at risk of an attack — but in reality nine out of ten of those people are mistaken, according to new data from the charity.....

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Half of asthma patients underestimate exacerbation risk

More than half of asthma patients did not consider themselves at risk of an asthma attack, despite many having at least one risk factor for an exacerbation, claims an asthma charity.....

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England's Smoking Ban Linked to Annual 5 Percent Drop in Emergency Admissions for Asthma

Apr. 15, 2013 — his adds up to around 1900 fewer such admissions every year, the authors calculate, and confirms the value of public health interventions, such as smoking bans, they say.....

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