Have asthma or allergies? How to protect yourself from pollution and smog in the UK

We found out from the experts how exactly asthma and allergy sufferers can prepare for pollution and smog.
Winter brings about dramatic weather changes. But the change in conditions and pollution can cause havoc for the country’s allergy and asthma sufferers and others with breathing difficulties, warn the charities Asthma UK and Allergy UK.
Andrew Proctor, director of advice and support at Asthma UK, says: “Two thirds of people (68%) with asthma find that air pollution makes their asthma worse, and even more tell us that changes in winter weather can trigger asthma attacks”.....

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NIHR partners with AstraZeneca on asthma study

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and AstraZeneca have formed a new partnership aiming to progress "crucial research" in respiratory disease.
Under the collaboration, the NIHR Translational Research Partnership in inflammatory respiratory disease and AstraZeneca are carrying out a study testing the effect of the drugmaker's injectable biologic tralokinumab on severe, uncontrolled asthma which is driven by IL-13 inflammation.
Tralokinumab is a human monoclonal antibody that works by specifically blocking the effects of the signalling protein IL-13 that is a key in the development of asthmatic disease.....

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Adults with Asthma Often Have Insomnia, Study Finds

A new study reports that insomnia is highly prevalent in adults with asthma and is associated with adverse outcomes, including worse asthma control, symptoms of depression and anxiety, poorer quality of life and other health issues.
The study, “Association Between Insomnia and Asthma Burden in the Severe Asthma Research Program (SARP) III”, was published in the journal CHEST.
Sleep difficulties are commonly reported in patients with asthma; however, the prevalence of insomnia and its association with disease burden and well-being has been unknown.....

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