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Children at greater risk from traffic pollution
25 Jun 09New research suggests children may be at greater risk from the microscopic particles in traffic pollution, than was previously thought, leaving them vulnerable to asthma
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Recession forcing people with asthma to skip vital medicines
24 Jun 09New research conducted by Asthma UK suggests that people with asthma are struggling to afford the medicines they need to stay well and out of hospital, and that this situation has been made even worse since the recession began.
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Swine flu advice for people with asthma
18 Jun 09The outbreak of swine flu has received a great deal of media coverage in recent days. As colds and viral infections are a very common asthma triggers, people with asthma need to be especially wary.
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Children use imagery to make sense of asthma
17 Jun 09Children use metaphors to explain or describe their asthma, say American researchers.
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Airway discovery may result in new treatment
15 Jun 09Researchers from the MRC and Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma have discovered a key reason to why airways in the lungs of people with asthma change over time, a process called airway remodelling.
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Eczema's link to asthma uncovered
10 Jun 09Scientists believe they have found what triggers many children with eczema to go on to develop asthma.
