Quit smoking this January: When you quit smoking, good things start to happen — you can begin to see almost immediate improvements to your health. Learn more here from Better Health. Better physical health Every time you smoke a cigarette, your body is flooded with thousands of chemicals, many of which are poisonous. The day […]
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The European Respiratory Society (ERS) is urging global policymakers to support and adopt tobacco policies that are health driven and science backed. The statement comes one month before the Tenth Session of the Conference of Parties (COP10) on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. Taking place in Panama on 20–25 November, […]
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Respiratory experts are now calling for additional funding so pharmacies can provide life-saving support to people with asthma and COPD. New survey finds people in England’s poorest communities are most at risk of experiencing terrifying symptoms such as struggling to breathe because they’ve never been shown how to use their inhaler correctly to ensure the […]
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Singing carols at Christmas is a pleasure enjoyed by many, but singing of all kinds can be a health boon too – especially when it comes to lung disease. As well as improving morale and ‘feel good factor’ singing regularly as part of an organised group can have a range of positive effects brought about […]
Many people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease are diagnosed at a late stage of the condition where it has already caused significant damage to the lungs. COPD is an umbrella term which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema and the single largest cause is smoking. There are many reasons why diagnosis is late, including the fact […]
Allergic disease accounts for 10 per cent of the GP prescribing budget and the incidence of asthma has reached epidemic proportions. So what lies behind the epidemic? Allergies do tend to run in families, but this cannot be the explanation for why there has been such a huge surge in the number of sufferers. Doctors now believe that our environment, […]
Asthma patients from surgeries who have good access to primary care, such as in their GP surgery, are less likely to be admitted to hospital because of their condition. This is the conclusion of our study at the University of East Anglia which looked at access scores for GP surgeries and compared them to the […]