This is the stark reality of severe asthma

A mum has taken to social media to highlight how severe asthma attacks can be after her son was put into an induced coma as a result of one.
Fiona Tucker said she never understood the severity of asthma until her son, Jack Finlay, developed it at age four.
Since, after every attack, he has had to be put into a coma for two to four days so his body can recover.
Jack, who is now 12, spends much of his time in hospital to try and manage his condition – he suffered his most severe attack just over a week ago, with mum Fiona saying she thought his heart had stopped as a result.....

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Asthma control helps reduce sick leaves in Dubai

The level of controlled asthma has increased in Dubai Health Authority's Primary Health Care Sector (PHC), hence reducing the number of sick leaves taken because of asthma, a scientific report published by the American Institute of Science has revealed.
A quality improvement programme for bronchial asthma was implemented in PHC a few years ago, said Dr Nahed Monsef, consultant family physician and director of health affairs department in PHC, and the paper is the successful outcome of this programme.....

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Asthma educators say complacency is leading to hundreds of unnecessary deaths each year

One in nine Australians have asthma and more than 400 people die from the condition every year.
But Ian Craig, chief operating officer of Asthma WA, said too many people were complacent about their asthma and many mistakenly thought it was a condition they had grown out of.
"We are losing this war; every time somebody dies we have lost a battle, so we must get better at getting the message out there to everybody," he said.....

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