A third of children hospitalised with asthma 'exposed to cigarette smoke'

One in three children who ends up in hospital with an asthma attack has been exposed to cigarette smoke, prompting renewed concern about parents smoking at home around their offspring.
A major review of how hospitals treat children with asthma found that 32% of those treated for breathing difficulties encountered “environmental tobacco smoke” just beforehand.....

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An Unusual Thunderstorm In Australia Triggered Thousands of Asthma Attacks, Which Killed Multiple People

A thunderstorm rumbling across Melbourne, Australia is nothing new for the city, but an unusual storm claimed four lives on Monday. This was no normal weather occurrence and sparked sudden attacks of a rare condition called “thunderstorm asthma.” The CBC News reports how environmental conditions just prior to the wild storm were responsible for triggering medical chaos that transformed a local hospital into “a war zone”:.....

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Health Dept. ad campaign urges asthma preparation

THE BRONX - A new city ad campaign aims to raise asthma awareness and help New Yorkers breathe easier.
The city Health Department is placing ads on bus shelters around town to remind parents to keep their guard up against asthma.
"It's so important to stay with your medication, even when you're feeling fine," says Dr. Jane Bedell, of the Health Department. "That's going to prevent spending a long time in the emergency room".....

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