Asthma Education for Travellers

Pilot Programme introduced to disadvantaged groups lacking the adequate information to control asthma
The Asthma Society of Ireland together with Pavee Point-Traveller & Roma Centre and with the help of the HSE, have developed and piloted a new programme that delivers a culturally appropriate asthma education programme to members of the Traveller Community. Brian Murphy – Head of Planning, Performance and Programme Management in the Primary Care Division of the HSE formally launched the report on Wednesday, 15th October 2014 at the Mill Room, Stewarts Hospital.....

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What Kind of Obesity Causes Asthma?

“All kinds of obesity cause asthma,” declared Akshay Sood, MBBS, FCCP during his presentation at CHEST 2014.  In the scope of synergistic epidemics, the question of what kind of obesity causes asthma is a rather relevant one......

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Comparing types of asthma and severity between urban and rural areas

Growing up in rural Nigeria, Oluwafemi Oluwole experienced first-hand the challenges of agricultural pesticide exposure on lung health.
Farmers in his community sprayed pesticides on their crops without proper protection, not realizing the harm that chemicals would do to their lungs.....

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