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Tragedy of girl, 12, killed by asthma
Manchester Evening News A girl with severe asthma died as her parents fought desperately to save her. Megan-Rose Shelmerdine, 12, suffered frequent fits and would regularly stop breathing and lose consciousness. She collapsed at home a day after being discharged from hospital … |
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Asthma boy turned away by walk-in clinic ended up in coma
Evening Standard A Teenager ended up in a coma after a walk-in surgery refused to treat him for an asthma attack, his mother claimed today. Rio Younsi was said to have been turned away after being told there were no more appointments left despite him suffering severe … |
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AstraZeneca withdraws asthma drug
Manchester Evening News Drugs giant AstraZeneca is ending production of a pressurised metered dose inhaler version of its asthma treatment Pulmicort, which has been developed with technology partner SkyePharma. Cheshire-based AstraZeneca said that 'complex manufacturing … Astra pulls asthma product, hitting SkyePharma AZ withdraws asthma drug, bad news for SkyePharma SkyePharma crashes |
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Sending a child to nursery 'could increase the risk of asthma'
Manchester Evening News Attending nursery could increase the chances of some children developing asthma, according to a ground-breaking study by Manchester doctors. Until now research suggested babies who attend nursery before they are a year old are 75 per cent less likely … |
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Paracetamol asthma link 'uncertain'
Yorkshire Evening Post Babies given paracetamol are twice as likely to develop asthma by the age of six, the Daily Express has reported. The Daily Mirror also reported on the … |
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Little lifesaver: Five-year-old dials 999 to help asthma attack mum
Manchester Evening News Donna, of New Lane, Eccles, Salford, has severe brittle asthma and an attack can appear without warning and each one could be fatal. … |
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