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Pioneering study to reduce asthma deaths starts today

01 Feb 12
1 February marks the start of a year long investigation into the cause of asthma deaths with the goal of reducing asthma deaths in the future.
New online test highlights risk of an asthma attack

01 Feb 12
People with asthma now have an online test that can quickly assess whether they're at an increased risk of an asthma attack.
Freeze the cost of prescriptions – sign our petition now!

18 Jan 12
As part of our work to get a better deal for people with asthma, Asthma UK is calling on the Government to freeze the cost of prescriptions in England until 2015.
Asthma UK campaign targets regulations that put school children with asthma at risk

12 Jan 12
Children with asthma at school face an increased health risk because schools cannot keep emergency asthma kits on site. Asthma UK is calling for a change in legislation so that school children will have access to life-saving medicine in school emergencies.
Transport for London launches air pollution campaign

10 Jan 12
Transport for London (TfL), with support from Asthma UK, has launched a new campaign to target the levels of harmful air pollution in the capital. In a bid to improve air quality and clean up the city, the campaign urges drivers to switch off their engines when their vehicle is stationary for more than a minute.
Asthma UK says farewell to world-leading professor

15 Dec 11
Professor Lee became the Asthma UK Chair of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine in 1988 and the inaugural director of the MRC-Asthma UK Centre in 2005. The centre brings together over 200 scientists and doctors dedicated to asthma and allergy research and has gone from strength to strength under his leadership. He also established the largest NHS clinical allergy services in the country at King’s College London treating both children and adults.