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Tackling asthma – Colm Murphy on his weight loss: 'Some of my hoodies now look like huge dresses'
Irish Independent Asthma can cause great distress to those who experience its symptoms. Here, Colm Murphy tells our reporter how playing sport has not only strengthened his lungs – it has given him a whole new lease of life … |
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Open fires 'worsen conditions' for people with asthma and respiratory difficulties
Irish Independent In an effort to understand more about how particles from solid fuel fires are exacerbating respiratory difficulties, The Asthma Society is starting baseline research into indoor air quality in Irish homes. With 470,000 people affected, Ireland has the … Open fires 'bad' for asthma |
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Irish Examiner |
Open fires 'bad' for asthma
Irish Examiner Open fires can cause breathing difficulties for people with asthma and respiratory problems, according to the Irish Asthma Society. The comments come after it emerged the most recent building regulations actively discourage homeowners from installing … |
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One in five people with asthma unable to work
Irish Times One in five people with asthma cannot work due to poor health and a majority experience depressive symptoms, according to a new report. The loss of productivity from the condition amounts to 12 missed days of work per adult in an average year, and 10 … |
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'Mishka' the sea otter learns how to use an inhaler after she develops asthma
Irish Independent Now one-year-old Mishka is learning how to use an inhaler. Mishka is the first sea otter to have asthma, the aquarium has said, and is receiving the same medication given to humans. Aquarium biologist Sara Perry is using food to train Mishka to push … Seattle Aquarium Sea Otter Baby Diagnosed With Asthma From Wildfire Smoke |
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Irish Mirror |
Back to school health: Top tips for keeping your child's asthma in check
Irish Mirror Asthma affects one in five children and hospital admissions due to the chronic condition increase by an incredible 780% in September. Gary Doyle (32) and his son Noah (6) from Gorey, Co Wexford both have asthma and know only too well the difficulty it … |
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Irish Independent |
Asthma action plan essential
Irish Independent Published 07/07/2015 | 02:30. 0 Comments; Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Open Gallery 1. One in 10 Irish adults and one in five children has asthma – so they are bound to be among the crowds attending festivals and outdoor events this summer. |
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Irish Times |
Medical Matters: Asthma patients' experiences should inform care
Irish Times While it's clearly my fault for never having asked a patient with asthma about stigma, I'm grateful to the Asthma Society of Ireland for bringing it to my attention. Its Living with Asthma study, published last week, highlights the resilience and … |
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Breathing for life: Huge progress in asthma treatments
Irish Independent So they came to the conclusion that she was suffering from allergic asthma. It then emerged that her father, Ned Morrissey, a well-known horse breeder, had suffered from asthma when Breda was a child, but she says she "never even saw an inhaler in the … |
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September is a wicked month for children with asthma
Irish Times Their GP prescribed a reliever inhaler to be used with an aerochamber, but he was young for a diagnosis of asthma, so he wasn't given preventative medication and they had to wait a year to see a respiratory consultant in Tallaght hospital. The Dunnes … |
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