No more asthma as Cullompton grandmother sheds eight stone

A CULLOMPTON grandmother who suffered with asthma is now able to run and play with her grandchildren after shedding a massive eight stone in just under two years.
Rita Palfrey, 57, started her weight loss journey in August 2013. Setting her own target to lose the weight, Rita joined Slimming World in Cullompton before transferring to a group in Tiverton the following year.....

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Australian scientists believe high-fiber diet combats asthma

Australian researchers specializing in respiratory illnesses are investigating a theory that a high- fiber diet can help asthma sufferers.They believe such a diet can reduce airway inflammation in people with the disease, which causes sufferers periods where they can barely breathe.....

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Inappropriate prescribing putting asthma patients’ lives at risk, warns charity

Healthcare professionals are being urged to recall patients who have been prescribed long-acting reliever inhalers alone without a steroid preventer.
Thousands of patients with asthma in the UK are not being prescribed the right medication to keep their condition under control, finds an audit[1] of GP practice records by the charity body Asthma UK......

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