At this time of year, those suffering from asthma can find their condition becomes dramatically worse. As the pollen count rises, so do our allergic r...
Asthma sufferers have been urged to be more vigilant after a poll found that half of those with the condition do not think they are at risk of a poten...
Cleaners, farmers and hairdressers are more likely to suffer from asthma than other workers because of their jobs, scientists suggest. They found t...
Breathing polluted air has become second only to smoking in the health damage it causes... A recent government scientific report revealed that UK air pollution causes 29,000 deaths and contributes to over 200,000 premature deaths per year.
When I was in California in July, my sister showed me her gun. She lives in a wealthy, predominately white suburb, and she keeps the gun polished and loaded to defend herself and her family against lunatics who also have guns.
The doctors at the hospital sat my mother down and told her there was nothing else they could do, that my body was shutting down and that I was going to die. That was it - I was going to die because of asthma. It sounds crazy but sadly over 1100 people do die from asthma every year.
Drying laundry inside the home could pose health risks, according to a study. Research carried out by the Mackintosh Environmental Architecture Res...
Researchers have backed a proposal to ban smoking in private cars after they found that the habit produces pollutants which could be harmful to passen...
Doctors have discovered a child's risk of developing an allergic disease is doubled if a parent of the same sex has suffered from it, new research has...
Having easy access to reliever inhalers, when you have forgotten to bring one with you, must surely be a good thing?
Supermarket retailer Asda announced last week that from today, it will be selling blue inhalers over the counter without prescription. Asthma suff...
Predictions of a stormy summer are cause for concern among Asthma experts, who point out that heavy rain can trigger serious attacks in sufferers. ...
According to new research by Asthma UK, over a third of sufferers are at risk of a potentially fatal asthma attack. A study of almost 25,000 peopl...
British scientists are in the midst of developing an anti-viral drug that could protect sufferers from life-threatening symptoms. Researchers from ...
Spring has sprung. Oh sun in the sky, blossom on the trees, you know how I feel. Forget the 'after Christmas bloats' in January - spring is the perfect time to cleanse ourselves and have a good detox.
A melt-in-the-mouth tablet made from a protein found in house dust mite droppings could revolutionise the treatment of asthma. Dust mites are tiny ...
Children with asthma are prevented from getting access to inhalers in schools due to "needless red tape", despite almost two-thirds of sufferers havin...
A bedside purification system that cleans the air while asthma sufferers sleep significantly reduces their symptoms, a study has found. The air-fil...
The UK is lagging behind other countries on survival rates for breast, bowel and cervical cancer and has much higher hospital admission rates for asth...
Paracetamol could lead to the development of asthma and exacerbate the condition for existing sufferers, according to a new report, published in the P...
Danish scientists have discovered a significant new link between hormone replacement therapy and asthma attacks. The research, led by the Danish P...
Drinking two or three glasses of wine a week could reduce the risk of asthma, a new study has revealed. The research found that those who drink wit...
Last Wednesday at the View Tube, an arts and community center in East London within clear view of the nascent 2012 Olympic site, the artist Faisal Abd...
