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Striking variations by ethnic group in asthma in Scotland
BMC Blogs Network (blog) Asthma causes wheezing and shortness of breath long-term in over 300 million people globally. A systematic review and meta-analysis published in 2005 showed marked ethnic variations in asthma in the UK, with ethnic minority origin individuals being, … |
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Older asthmatics in care crisis
Herald Scotland Research published today by Asthma UK Scotland found pensioners were expected to put up with symptoms such as coughing and wheezing, and were sometimes left to find remedies themselves. The report suggests that both older people and healthcare … |
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Fears asthmatic schoolchildren denied inhalers
Herald Scotland THOUSANDS of children with asthma in Scotland are struggling to access life-saving medicine in school emergencies because of needless red tape, a charity has warned. Asthma UK Scotland said a survey of youngsters aged five to 18 with the condition … Lives of pupils with asthma 'put at risk by inhaler rules' 'Red tape' risk to asthma children |
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Parents of girl who died of asthma demand answers
Herald Scotland tragic: Chloe McCowatt collapsed after being send home from school following an asthma attack. shona haslam: Urged Nicola Sturgeon to make facts public. SHE was buried on her ninth birthday and when her passing was marked on the six o'clock news she … |
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Prescription charges to be abolished in Scotland
OnMedica Gordon Brown, national director of Asthma UK Scotland, said: “We welcome the abolition of prescription charges for people with asthma. We know that there have been people with asthma in Scotland who failed to get all or some of their medicines … Prescription charges to be axed in Scotland |
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Prescription charges to be axed in Scotland
WebMD.Boots.com Gordon Brown, National Director of Asthma UK Scotland, said in a statement: “We know that there have been people with asthma in Scotland who failed to get all or some of their medicines dispensed due to the cost of prescription charges, … |
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School asthma project cuts 'put children's lives at risk'
Herald Scotland Asthma UK Scotland is calling on the Scottish Government to provide adequate support for young asthma sufferers. The group says it is wrong to curtail the … |
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No Asthma Improvement For Decade Has Cost NHS 100m Pounds – Asthma UK Scotland
Medical News Today (press release) The number of people being rushed to hospital because of their asthma is the same as it was in 2000 – and at an annual cost of £10m, Asthma UK Scotland has … |
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Post smoking ban in Scotland less cases of asthma reported
IBTimes Hong Kong Before the ban the hospitals were recording an increase in number of asthma cases by 5.2 percent annually. Most to benefit from this government ruling are … Scottish smoking ban cuts child asthma attacks Smoking Ban Reduces Childhood Asthma Hospital Admissions Smoking ban cuts asthma attacks in Scottish children |
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Cases of asthma in children are down since smoking ban
Herald Scotland The number of children being hospitalised by asthma in Scotland has fallen by hundreds since the smoking ban in public places was introduced. … Smoking ban linked to survival, drop in kids' asthma Scottish smoking ban cuts childhood asthma attacks Smoking bans help curb kids' severe asthma attacks |
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