Asthma + Lung UK

Charity welcomes move to strengthen air quality protections in English Devolution Bill

An amendment tabled to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill could bring stronger air quality protections for millions
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Emergency admissions for breathing difficulties soar by almost half a million 

The annual number of people admitted to hospital with a respiratory emergency has increased by nearly a quarter in two years, indicating that the burden lung conditions are placing on the NHS is worsening.
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Pollutant Risk On Bonfire Night, Warns Charity

Asthma + Lung UK says the chemicals and smoke from fireworks and bonfires could leave people fighting for breath
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Charity issues warning for Scots with lung conditions ahead of bonfire night

People with lung conditions face two potentially life-threatening triggers next week as smoke combines with cold weather warns Asthma + Lung UK Scotland
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Charity issues warning ahead of bonfire night for people living with a lung condition in Wales

Smoke combined with cold weather could be a life-threatening trigger for those with asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease says Asthma + Lung UK Cymru as we head towards 5 November
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Asthma + Lung UK partners with EDF Energy to offer advice to customers with breathing difficulties

Asthma + Lung UK welcomes a new year-long partnership with EDF Energy, which will help people with lung conditions and breathing issues to live better all year round.
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Wanted – young people in Wales to take a stand against air pollution

Schools across Wales are being invited to take part in Asthma + Lung UK’s Clean Air Champions scheme.
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Millions of school children could be at risk of breathing in toxic air, charity warns

The Clean Air Champions programme returns this school year, inspiring even more students to explore air quality and take meaningful action to protect it.
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New community support group in Bury offers lifeline for people with lung conditions

A new Asthma + Lung UK support group for people living with lung conditions has opened its doors in Bury.
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'Don't forget your inhalers' students told as freshers fun racks up the risk of a life threatening asthma attack

New and returning Scottish students with asthma should protect themselves by registering with a university GP, getting their inhalers and other medication checked, and sharing their asthma diagnosis with friends and flat mates
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'Don't forget your inhalers' students told as freshers fun racks up the risk of life threatening asthma attacks

Asthma + Lung UK has joined forces with a bereaved family to warn students not to neglect their asthma care in the whirlwind of campus life, as emergency admissions in young people rocket with the change of seasons
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Asthma + Lung UK calls for urgent action as 500,000 more cars linked to Dieselgate emissions scandal

A decade on from the original Dieselgate scandal, millions of diesel vehicles remain on Britain’s roads pumping out toxic fumes.