Asthma-suffering schoolboy, 14, collapses in detention and dies ‘after asking for his inhaler’

Police are probing the tragedy after the Year Nine pupil, who reportedly had severe asthma, collapsed at Bow School in Tower Hamlets, London.
A TEENAGE boy with asthma has died after falling ill while he was in detention at school.
The family of Nasar Ahmed has now released a harrowing photograph of the 14-year-old boy in a hospital bed, with the image taken just before the boy’s life was tragically cut short.....

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Humming asthma treatment wins SciFest 2016 for Kildare student

A potentially game-changing asthma treatment project developed by a sixth-year Kildare student has taken the grand prize at SciFest 2016.
With interest in SciFest 2016 beginning as early as January this year, the event backed by Science Foundation Ireland, Intel and Boston Scientific, is an all-island STEM initiative which fosters active, collaborative and inquiry-based learning among second-level students.....

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Many Children With Asthma Still Not Receiving Flu Vaccine

MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Response: Influenza vaccination is recommended every autumn for all children 6 months of age and older. It is particularly important for children with asthma, who are at high risk of hospitalization or severe illness if they contract influenza infection. The rates of influenza vaccination in children with asthma have not previously been well studied, but Healthy People 2020 has set a target goal to vaccinate 70% of all children for influenza. We found that rates of vaccination in our large primary care population was much lower than the target rate, with less than 50% of all children receiving the vaccine each year over a 5 year period; however rates were higher in children with asthma, albeit still only at 55%.....

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