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Asthma UK
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Headquarters location | London, United Kingdom |
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Founded | 1927 |
Main organ | Board of directors |
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ID | 2445291 |
About Asthma UK
Asthma UK is a British charity based in London.
UK has highest lung disease rates in Western Europe - study
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... ALUK, which relaunched on Monday having previously been known as Asthma Uk and the British Lung Foundation, said one likely cause was air pollution, which is now connected to 36,000 premature deaths each year in the UK...
Why switching asthma inhaler could be better for you and the planet
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Air pollution: 'My child is fighting for breath'
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... Air pollution: My child is fighting for breath CloseAccording to Asthma Uk and the British Lung Foundation, a baby is born every two minutes into toxic air in the UK due to 29% of hospitals being located in polluted areas...
Asthma carbon footprint 'as big as eating meat'
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... Switching to a different type of inhaler can be complicated for people with asthma, as it involves learning a new inhaler technique, so it should be done with support from a GP or asthma nurse only, Asthma Uk says...
News Daily: Corbyn demands election no-deal assurance and football's 'living wage' problem
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... Asthma deaths highest in a decade Could a lack of basic care, such as inhaler checks, be causing more people to die needlessly from asthma attacks? That s what the charity Asthma Uk claims as analysis shows from asthma attacks in 2018 - the highest number for more than a decade...
Asthma deaths in England and Wales 'highest in a decade'
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... The charity Asthma Uk said too many lives were being cut short by a lack of basic care, such as inhaler checks...
Life with asthma: 'The panic is probably the worst'
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... Technology could be the solution Asthma Uk says 1,410 people died from asthma in UK in 2016 Dr Andy Whittamore, a GP based in Portsmouth, tells Newsbeat that additional statistics from suggest two thirds of 18 to 29-year-olds are not getting the care required to protect themselves from life-treating attacks...
Asthma: Young people in the UK 'more likely to die'
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... Asthma Uk said it was appalling that people were more likely to die from asthma in the UK than in other European countries...