One Million Asthma Patients 'Missing Crucial Check-Ups'

Around a third of asthma sufferers in the UK are not receiving annual reviews of their condition, a new report has revealed.
According to Asthma UK’s review of GP data for 2012/13, just over one million of the three million asthma patients in the UK missed out on these check-ups, which are also used to ensure the correct medication has been prescribed.....

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Anti-malaria drug may be used to treat asthma, say researchers

SINGAPORE — A drug commonly used to treat malaria is showing promising signs that it could also be used to help control asthma more safely and effectively than other treatments available on the market, a scientist from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has found.....

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Study finds link between pollution and asthma in children

A study carried out over 20 years in Galway has found a link between exposure to air pollution and childhood asthma.
The research - published in the latest edition of the Irish Medical Journal - looked at hospital admission rates for children between 1985 and 2005.....

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