… with a lot of uncertainty still around, I chose to make my next fundraiser a solo challenge, with help from my family …

… story. She also talks about the fantastic fundraising which she has done for Asthma + Lung UK by taking part in the … story. She also talks about the fantastic fundraising which she has done for Asthma + Lung UK by taking part in the …

… Clearing the air in Greater Manchester: we can’t delay the Clean Air Zone Greater Manchester is one of the most polluted … only affected the most polluting commercial vehicles like HGVs, buses, coaches, minibuses, vans, taxis and private …

… setting a new target before the end of October 2022. What next? The government set out its proposals for new PM2.5 …

… generation are fighting for lung health by becoming Clean Air Champions! The fantastic pupils at Commonswood Primary … done a brilliant job. Here’s a few of our favourites! We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone at Commonswood … – you’re superstars!  Interested in having a session like this for your school or taking part in the Clean Air …

… more likely to smoke themselves, and when they try to quit tobacco they find it much harder.   Liz Growing up, we … I’m turning 60 this year and I’ve set a myself a target to quit for good. I think of quitting every day.” Government … meaning that smoking rates would be below 5%. We’re a long way from seeing this happen, and other government …

… asthma research important? Over 5.4 million people in the UK have asthma, but research shows many people go … is made based on symptoms and lung function tests, which look at how well the larger airways are working. These tests …

… Fighting for cleaner air in Glasgow On 14th June, we’ll be launching our new campaign in Glasgow calling for cleaner air. Glasgow has the worst air quality in Scotland – so we want to support residents to …

… framework that the UK already provides. We need to see an increase of £100 million per year of public funding. That’s an increase from 2% of health research spend to 6%, totalling … at research@asthmaandlung.org.uk . *  A+LUK analysis of data emergency admissions data via NHS Digital, Public Health …

… I’m training to be a nurse inspired by the care I received for my asthma Paul, 47, from Beith … I ended up in hospital 48 times because of my asthma and even had to be resuscitated on 25 occasions. My life changed … Things had gotten so bad with my condition that I couldn’t even push my baby son in his pram without getting out of …

… legal case, Ella is the first person in the world to have air pollution listed as a cause of death on her death … role air pollution played in her death, we campaigned to have a second inquest in 2020. The coroner at the inquest not … suggest air pollution limits, and the public responds. We have constantly been reassured by the government that their …

… chemist might suggest one of these medicinal pipes. Pipes like this example from 1869 were regularly recommended to … (CC BY 4.0) Therapeutic inhaler By the 1930s, devices like this therapeutic inhaler were being used to treat … Spirometers, which are used to measure how much air you can breathe in and out of your lungs, were invented …