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UK asthma death rates among worst in Europe

Experts suggest poor UK ranking could be due to patients missing out on basic asthma care, and a lack of ...

Worried about the cost of your hay fever medicines?

We explain the recent changes to prescribing guidelines and look at ways to get cheaper medicines

Easter eggs could put people with asthma at risk of life-threatening asthma attack, warns charity

New figures from Asthma UK reveal around 700 people could be admitted to hospital because of asthma attacks ...

Chocolate eggs and other surprising Easter asthma triggers

Could a piece of chocolate make your asthma worse? And, what other surprising triggers should you look out ...

Blog post: Seven clever ways to remember your asthma medicines each day

Colette Harris, our Head of Health Advice, gives her top tips for an asthma inhaler routine you won’t forget.

Faulty inhalers 'could put lives at risk'

Ventolin Accuhaler and Seretide Accuhaler inhalers recall – do you need to be worried?

Is your inhaler one of the faulty ones made by Glaxo Wellcome UK Limited? And what should you do if it is? Dr ...

Research reveals that women who use cleaning products are more likely to have asthma

Women with asthma at risk of infertility, unless they use their preventer inhaler

Flu epidemic puts more than 4 million people with asthma at risk, new research shows

Asthma UK warns people with asthma to stay well as death toll for flu this winter exceeds 200 people