Could you be suffering asthma symptoms?  
Hundreds risk complications and THIS is why ASTHMA is a common lung condition that causes occasional breathing difficulties. However, the condition can be fatal - especially in those who don’t have their symptoms under control.

Asthma affects people of all ages and often starts in childhood, although it can also appear for the first time in adults.
It affects 5.4 million people in the UK but despite its common occurrence new figures released by LloydsPharmacy show that just a minute eight per cent of those with asthma have their condition under control.
There are four main symptoms of asthma.
These include wheezing (a whistling sound when breathing), breathlessness, a tight chest – which may feel like a band is tightening around it and coughing.....

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Steroids found in inhalers put asthma sufferers at risk of pneumonia, reveals study

Asthma sufferers may be at risk of pneumonia if they use an inhaler.
Their risk of being hospitalised with the potentially fatal complication is 83 per cent higher than non-inhaler users'.
Breathing in the steroids found in inhalers is thought to be to blame.
Around 5.4 million people in the UK are being treated for asthma.
Steroid-containing inhalers are commonly prescribed to control inflammation in the airways.....

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The Science Behind Asthma Attacks Is Simple, But The Reality Can Be Pretty Frightening

Asthma, the most common chronic disease in children, is on the rise in the United States and doctors aren’t exactly sure why. The latest statistics put the prevalence of asthma in kids at about one in 10 — up from 1 in 14 in 2001 — and it’s the third leading cause of hospitalizations in children, according to the American Lung Association. But with the right information, parents and kids can successfully manage the disease. For example, since attacks can come on quickly and go from mild to serious in little time, understanding the science behind asthma attacks can help parents keep their cool in a potentially dangerous scenario. That’s important because asthma can be really terrifying to witness.....

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