Time to control asthma

LAHORE: The World Asthma Day is observed all over the world on the first Tuesday of May to increase awareness about the precautions and preventions of asthma. It is annually organised by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA). This year it will be observed a day before, on May 4th.
Many healthcare professionals, members and educators take part in the ceremonies by conducting various activities to help reduce the burden of asthma. In Pakistan, seven million people suffer from asthma, while approximately 235 million people worldwide have a bronchial condition.....

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Almost one in five Northland children have asthma

Nossie Lutske knows how serious asthma can be.
Her daughter Zarika was just 4-months-old when she developed croup and ended up in hospital. Doctors told her it was a bronchial infection.
Over the next two months she was taken to hospital three more times, each time "wheezing like mad".
The fourth time, she "turned blue" and was rushed to the intensive care unit. It was after this Mrs Lutske demanded to see a specialist, who diagnosed asthma.
The next few years were a rollercoaster as the family came to grips with nebulisers and asthma pumps.....

Read more here: nzherald.co.nz

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Adelaide Crows captain Taylor Walker kicks in to help Asthma SA launch its Tackling Asthma campaign

AS A kid, Taylor Walker would sometimes have to leave the footy field early, head home for the shower and reach for his Ventolin to fight off asthma.
A change in weather or hay fever could trigger breathing difficulties. Fortunately, he isn’t troubled much by asthma any more – but he certainly hasn’t forgotten the experience.....

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