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Domestic Burning in Wales: Understanding the Hidden Threat to Lung Health
… Domestic Burning in Wales: Understanding the Hidden Threat to Lung Health This report from Asthma + Lung UK Cymru … … Domestic Burning in Wales: Understanding the Hidden Threat to Lung Health …
Can diabetes drugs be used to stop COPD and lung scarring becoming worse?
… out whether real-world data supports the promising results from studies of people living with COPD and IPF. Her team are … using advanced statistics methods to examine data records from hospitals and GPs, to see if there’s a link between COPD … sooner This is a huge study, using 100,000s of records from people who have consented for their health data to be …
By running the London Marathon with a lung condition, I want to prove that you can do anything
… will help fund life-saving research for new treatments and support our vital services for everyone affected by a lung … by paying for their travel to hospital. £27 can support a Junior Fellow to start their career in lung health …
I caught the fundraising bug and have raised over £40,000 for asthma research!
… that he was inspired to start fundraising for us – 11 years later, he’s one of our star supporters’ having raised … Published 23rd February 2022 How it all began Around 25 years ago I was diagnosed with asthma and prescribed various … boy from an asthma attack. He was just two-and-a-half years. I’m a parent myself to Stephen and Shavorne and proud …
How your body clock could affect your asthma
… the course of the day. Even in people without asthma, peak flow measurements (a quick test to measure air flow out of the lungs) will be lower at 4am than at midday. … active period of time (which for mice is at night). If the same thing was seen in humans, it could help people with …
Women and asthma – addressing the inequality
… to work together to re-analyse historical clinical trial data by sex and publish their findings. Additionally, we want … funding bodies and industry to mandate that all future data are analysed by sex. We are paving the way in addressing … calling upon pharmaceutical companies to make historical data available for such analyses. Investment in leadership …
How green is your inhaler?
… inhaler because it suits them, it works well and they are able to take it with the correct inhaler technique. I reassure people that aren’t able to change to a DPI that the key thing is to keep their … prescribes millions of inhalers every year and will not be able to get everyone on to DPIs. Focus on the things that you …
The history of lung health with Asthma + Lung UK
… Asthma + Lung UK Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation have been part of lung health history for a long time! In … a short history of lung health and how our previous brands have made an impact. Sophie Warner Published 23rd February … over two years, Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation have now become Asthma + Lung UK. You can read more about our …
Urgent appointments and your child
… in the past year, make this clear. You could say something like, “My child’s lung condition has been bad this year and … has all the information you need in one place, so you can look after your child’s lung condition well. If your child’s …
Respiratory Insights - involving patients to improve research
… to hear directly from people affected by lung conditions about the issues that matter most to them. This provides us …
Fighting for breath: Katy’s story
… the phone and that took a lot of chasing. Finding help online Finding Asthma + Lung UK through social media has … me. Now I’m pushing my doctor for access to it. At their online support group, I’m able to talk about my emotions and …
Fighting for breath: Rakhee’s story
… venue, let alone completing a class. No one knew how to help Long COVID is such a new condition and I felt like I was … symptoms and it was difficult to access specialist help. One of the most helpful tools has been pulmonary …
Fighting for breath: Jo’s story
… no longer dominates my life. I can go out and not really think about it, instead of it being my main priority. I find …