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Withdrawal symptoms

… to try and be prepared for these cravings, by having a plan in place to help you deal with them. How can I cope with …

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Peak flow

… about peak flow, how it is used to diagnose and monitor asthma, how to test your peak flow at home, and what your … quickly you can blow air out of your lungs.  If you have asthma, you may sometimes have narrow airways. This will make … Peak flow is mainly used to help diagnose and monitor asthma. Peak flow to help diagnose asthma You may be asked to …

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Blood tests

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Sleep and lung conditions

… wake up in the night because of your symptoms. If you have asthma Sit up and take your reliever inhaler (usually blue) … you can get to them quickly if you need to. See your GP or asthma nurse if: if you’re waking up because of asthma … they can make sure that you’re on the right medicines or treatments.    What position should I sleep in? If you have a …

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Hot weather and your lungs

… Hot weather and your lungs Hot weather can make asthma and other lung condition symptoms worse. Find out how … to manage your asthma symptoms.  Use an asthma action plan , so that you know exactly what to do if your symptoms … how hot weather affects your lung condition on your self-management plan. Self-management plans include information …

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Managing asthma in children aged 5-11

… low dose maintenance and reliever therapy regime (MART).   Explain how MART works to both the child and their family and if you are … inhaler.   Currently no inhalers are licensed for MART under the age of 12 years, so their use is off label. …

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End the Lung Health Lottery – the data behind the campaign

… from our data + Insights team tells us how we did it, what we want to see, and how you can explore the data we used … in the campaign yourself. Andrew, Data + Insight team, Asthma + Lung UK Published 5th May 2023 How we got our data … solutions. Calling for urgent action We don’t think this is fair. Where you live should not affect your chances of …