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DARREN GOUGH: I refuse to be bowled over by the asthma that has haunted me since my teens - Daily Mail 31st October 2009
"At the start of my run-up, preparing to bowl, I felt the familiar tightness spread across my chest. I took a breath.
It wasn't nerves. I knew that soon the breathlessness and wheezing would start and I would have to get an inhaler rushed out to me on the pitch. It doesn't matter if you are bowling for England, asthma can strike at any time. "
Figures for child asthma shame town - The Bolton News 28th October 2009
"CHILDREN with asthma in Bolton more likely to end up in hospital than almost any other youngsters in England, according to new figures from the charity, Asthma UK.
The town is the 10th worst place in the country for emergency hospital admissions for the under-14s. "
Schoolboy dies after football asthma attack - Daily Telegraph 17th October 2009
"A 12-year-old boy, William Magowan, collapsed and died while playing football at the preparatory department of Stonyhurst College, in Lancashire. "
An electric jab in your neck can ease asthma - Daily Mail 12th October 2009
"An electrode that stimulates a nerve in the neck may be a new way to tackle asthma attacks.
The device sends small electrical impulses into the vagus nerve, relaxing muscle in the lungs and making it easier to breathe. "
Asthma inhaler may fail for child sufferers - The Independent 7th October 2009
"The most widely used asthma inhaler in Britain may fail to prevent attacks in one in 10 children who use them, a study has shown.
About 100,000 children – 13 per cent of those with asthma – carry a gene mutation that means the common "blue" inhaler containing salbutamol (brand name Ventolin) may not protect them. Researchers from the University of Dundee, and Brighton and Sussex Medical School, found that children with the mutation who used their inhaler daily had a 30 per cent increased risk of asthma attacks compared with those who had a normal form of the gene. The findings are published in The Lancet."
Inhalers may 'fail to prevent asthma' attacks in children, study suggests - Daily Mail 7th October 2009
"Commonly used inhalers may fail to prevent asthma attacks in more than one in ten children at risk, researchers say.\n\nA study suggests that a gene mutation makes Ventolin inhalers ineffective for about 130,000 youngsters. "
Asthma inhaler may not work for many children, study shows - The Guardian 6th October 2009
"Those with gene variant and using inhaler daily 30% more likely to have asthma attack than those who do not"
Ventolin inhalers may not work for one in ten children with asthma - The Times 6th October 2009
"Commonly used inhalers may not prevent asthma attacks in more than 10 per cent of children, research has found.
A study by the Brighton and Sussex Medical School and the University of Dundee found a gene variant that means children and young people may not benefit from Ventolin, the most popular inhaler prescribed today. "
Commonly used inhaler 'may fail to prevent asthma attacks in children'- Daily Telegraph 6th October 2009
"A commonly used inhaler may fail to prevent asthma attacks in hundreds of thousands of children with the condition because they carry a genetic defect, scientists believe. "
Inhaler 'may not stop asthma attacks' in gene mutation children - Daily Mail 6th October 2009
"The most commonly used inhaler in Britain may fail to prevent asthma attacks in more than 100,000 children carrying a gene mutation, new research has revealed today.
Salbutamol, which is often referred to as the 'blue' inhaler or known under the brand name Ventolin, may have little effect if taken daily, a study has found."
Asthma inhaler 'failing children' - BBC Health News 6th October 2009
"More than one in 10 children with asthma are taking inhalers that may do nothing for them, UK researchers say.
In Britain alone, 100,000 children - 13% of all children with asthma - carry two copies of a gene that renders the blue inhaler drug salbutamol redundant. "
Health news: Diabetes could be beaten by coconut fat, a 'wheezeometer' and statins to stop miscarriage - Daily Mail 21st September 2009
Health stories from around the world this week include how a diet rich in coconut oil could stop Type 2 diabetes in its tracks. Also, Israel-based developers say they've come up with a device which can detect the first signs of an asthma attack and a trial is using anti-cholesterol drugs to treat miscarriage.
Fears raised over asthma link to children who regularly use indoor swimming pools - Daily Mail 16th September 2009
Children who regularly use indoor swimming pools may be more likely to develop asthma, scientists have warned.
They say the chlorine used in the pools can increase a youngster's risk of asthma up to six-fold, while rates of hay fever and other types of allergic sniffles are also higher.
The myths about asthma, and how a country living can be as bad for sufferers as the city - Daily Mail 29th August 2009
When told they are suffering from asthma, many people react by rushing out and buying anti-asthma products. But this is not cheap - or in some cases effective. Anti-dust mite bedding for one bed could top £100 and a specialist vacuum cleaner £250.
But the belief that they are cure-alls is just one of the myths surrounding the condition, which affects 5.4million people in the UK.
Abdominal fat linked to asthma in apple-shaped women - The Times 25th August 2009
Women with waistlines larger than 88cm (34.6in) have an increased risk of developing asthma, even if they are not overweight, researchers have found.
Abdominal fat plays a role in developing the condition, which affects more than five million Britons, the experts said. They also confirmed the link between obesity and asthma in adulthood.
Large waistline 'increases risk of developing asthma' - Daily Telegraph 25th August 2009
Having a pot belly can significantly increase the risk of developing asthma even among people who are not overweight, a new study shows.
Apple-shaped women's asthma risk - BBC Health News 24th August 2009
A study suggests apple-shaped women with a waist bigger than 88cm have a higher risk of developing asthma - even if they have a normal body weight.
Being overweight is well known to raise the risk of asthma.
Snuff them out! - Daily Mail 24th August 2009
Why, you wonder, did it take them so long?
The annual conference of the American Chemical Society has let it be known that scented candles made from paraffin wax give off toluene, benzene, and a host of other toxins linked to asthma, eczema and cancer.
Swine flu advice for Wirral's asthma sufferers - Warrington Guardian 22nd July 2009
A team of clinical experts is offering advice on how Wirral people with asthma can help protect themselves against swine flu now and into the autumn.
The advice comes as NHS Wirral warns that, for readers who are pregnant, very young, aged over 65, or have long-term conditions such as asthma or diabetes, it is "particularly important" that you talk to your doctor if you think you have swine flu.
Childhood asthma 'caused by stressed parents' - Daily Telegraph 21st July 2009
Childhood asthma could be caused by stressed parents, according to new research.
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