Asthma alert expected as ambos, forecasters swap notes on Sunday's coming storm

Health organisations and the Bureau of Meteorology are banding together to provide a health warning to Victorians, before thunderstorms which are forecast to hit Melbourne on Sunday.
The state's health authorities have been under mounting pressure, since the November 21 "thunderstorm asthma" epidemic saw the death of at least eight people and thousands of hospital admissions.....

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The UK is bringing in new treatment for severe asthma sufferers

Some asthma patients in the UK are set to benefit from a new monthly injection to help combat severe symptoms.
New draft guidance from the health watchdog in England recommends that patients should be able to get mepolizumab, also known as Nucala, through the NHS.
The UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) said that mepolizumab targets specific white blood cells called eosinophils, which are responsible for symptoms in thousands of asthma patients.....

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How to Know When to Send a Child With Asthma to School

Has this happened at your house? "Mom? Dad? I don't feel good. I want to stay home from school."
And your reaction: "What, again?"
It's hard to know when children should go to school and when they should stay home – and a health condition like asthma can make that decision even harder. Your child's personalized Asthma Action Plan will identify symptoms to watch for and treatments to follow, but here are a few more tips:....

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