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News24 |
Nyaope, asthma to blame for initiation deaths in Mpumalanga – traditional authorities
News24 Mbombela – Mpumalanga traditional authorities have blamed nyaope and asthma for the deaths of two initiates in the province recently. The first initiate died at an initiation school in Emalahleni, while the other died in Verena. "Both these initiates … |
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Leicester Mercury |
Doctor's care check list is helping to cut asthma deaths toll
Leicester Mercury A Leicester doctor has played a key role in a new national drive to cut the number of people who die from asthma or are admitted to hospital. Dr Hitesh Pandya, a senior lecturer in paediatric respiratory at the University of Leicester, has helped to … |
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The Daily Telegraph |
Child asthma deaths spur health expert's call to train teachers for attacks
The Daily Telegraph Although they are yet to make their findings official, Prof Jaffé has revealed the taskforce will recommend that it become mandatory in NSW schools to have staff specially trained to look after children with asthma, similar to current requirements for … |
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Radio Australia |
Keeping asthma symptoms in check could prevent large number of deaths, study …
Radio Australia The first national snapshot of asthma control has found a significant number of deaths could be prevented if sufferers kept their symptoms in check. The Australian study found almost half of all adult asthma sufferers had poor control over their … Aussies need more asthma symptom control |
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ABC Online |
Keeping asthma symptoms in check could prevent large number of deaths, study …
ABC Online The first national snapshot of asthma control has found a significant number of deaths could be prevented if sufferers kept their symptoms in check. The Australian study found almost half of all adult asthma sufferers had poor control over their … Aussies need more asthma symptom control |
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ABC Online |
Poorly managed asthma leading to deaths that can be prevented, Australian …
ABC Online Asthma Australia chief executive Mark Brooke said in Australia, poorly managed asthma has tragic consequences and a better treatment plan is needed in the country. In Australia, about one in 10 people suffer from asthma. Last year it was the main cause … Many asthma deaths preventable: UK report Complacency on asthma leads to preventable deaths |
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The Times (subscription) |
'Scandalous' rise in asthma deaths after NHS review
The Times (subscription) Charities say the statistics highlight an unacceptable lack of progress since an in-depth review by the Royal College of Physicians in May found that two thirds of asthma deaths could have been avoided. The national review of asthma deaths found that … |
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Daily Mail |
'Deaths could have been prevented' : Huge complacency around asthma as the …
Daily Mail While in relation to the fatal asthma attack, in six cases there were indicators that the child or the child's family may not have recognised early signs that asthma symptoms were slowly worsening, or may not have fully appreciated the severity of the … |
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Belfast Telegraph |
Avoidable asthma deaths: national audit results
Nursing Times The aim of the review was to build on previous confidential enquires into asthma deaths that have taken place around the UK to provide a robust body of evidence to help understand how these events arise and how they might be avoided in the future. More than a million people suffering from asthma are missing out on key yearly … Concern over people with asthma missing key medicine checks Asthma patients 'risk lives' by skipping annual checks |
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Medical Xpress |
Cleaner air contributes to fewer asthma, emphysema deaths
CBC.ca Air pollution controls help to save lives, a U.S. study suggests, as death rates from emphysema, asthma and pneumonia fell dramatically as air quality improved.. Most research has focused on a specific air pollutant or a couple of pollutants over short … Air pollution controls linked to lower death rates in North Carolina |
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