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'Biggest breakthrough for 20 years' in asthma research
Around half a million people with asthma could benefit from a revolutionary treatment, which has the potential to be one of the biggest breakthroughs in asthma treatment of the last 20 years.…

Leading health charities call for Government to ensure patients are central to NHS
The Richmond Group, an alliance of leading health and social care charities which includes Asthma UK, is calling on the Government to ensure patients are central to the delivery of care in the…

Children’s asthma project reduces hospital admissions
Modest improvements in primary care can dramatically improve the lives of children with asthma, an innovative project has shown. The Local Asthma Impact Project, in Yorkshire and Humber,…

Meet our asthma nurses at the Allergy and Free From Show
You can meet our asthma nurses and get expert advice on how to control your asthma this May. Best of all, tickets are free!

New round of workshops for kids with asthma start in Yorkshire and Humber
A new round of workshops designed by and for young people with long term medical conditions like asthma or type 1 diabetes, starts on 26 February and will run in several locations across…

New round of workshops for kids with asthma start in Yorkshire and the Humber
A new round of workshops designed by and for young people with long term medical conditions like asthma or type 1 diabetes, starts on 26 February and will run in several locations across…

Pioneering study to reduce asthma deaths starts today
1 February marks the start of a year long investigation into the cause of asthma deaths with the goal of reducing asthma deaths in the future.

New online test highlights risk of an asthma attack
People with asthma now have an online test that can quickly assess whether they're at an increased risk of an asthma attack.

Freeze the cost of prescriptions – sign our petition now!
As part of our work to get a better deal for people with asthma, Asthma UK is calling on the Government to freeze the cost of prescriptions in England until 2015.

Asthma UK campaign targets regulations that put school children with asthma at risk
Children with asthma at school face an increased health risk because schools cannot keep emergency asthma kits on site. Asthma UK is calling for a change in legislation so that school children…

Transport for London launches air pollution campaign
Transport for London (TfL), with support from Asthma UK, has launched a new campaign to target the levels of harmful air pollution in the capital. In a bid to improve air quality and clean up…

Asthma UK says farewell to world-leading professor
Professor Lee became the Asthma UK Chair of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine in 1988 and the inaugural director of the MRC-Asthma UK Centre in 2005. The centre brings together over 200…

NHS launches GP information service for patients
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has announced new information services that will make it easier for people with asthma to find GP practices where doctors and nurses have significant experience…

Asthma guidelines launched
Today, the British Thoracic Society (BTS)/Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) will be launching patient versions of their asthma guidelines – Managing asthma in adults and…

Follow the advice and use it right
Northern Ireland's 'Follow the Advice Use it Right' campaign shows a need to improve health and limit wasting medicine through greater awareness.

Researchers and supporters honoured by Asthma UK
Asthma UK recently held two events to thank supporters for their contribution to Asthma UK’s work and research. At these events, which took place in London and Manchester, a variety of…

Clinical trial for people with house-dust mite allergies
Researchers based in the UK are looking to recruit at least 60 people with asthma and house-dust mite allergy to take part in a clinical trial.

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Are you getting the most from your pharmacist?
There are 12,000 community pharmacies in the UK and these are visited by members of the public two billion times a year, but do you know all the services your pharmacist can provide?

Help us to keep children safe at school
Asthma UK wants to find out how easy it is for children and young people with asthma to get hold of their emergency reliever (blue) inhaler when they need it at school. We’re worried that…

Preparing for Bonfire Night
As Bonfire Night approaches we would urge people with asthma to think about their exposure to bonfire smoke. We know that for many people with asthma, smoke can be a trigger for their asthma…

Asthma UK gets it off our chest at party conferences
Asthma UK met with MPs and Peers at Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat party conferences to discuss our campaigns.

New Medicine Service launches
A new free NHS service in community pharmacies is being introduced in England from the beginning of October for people with asthma who have been newly prescribed a medicine (including those who…

Asthma UK and Kodak launch Facebook project for young people with asthma
Asthma UK and Kodak have launched a project to support 16- to 24-year-olds with asthma. Big Up Your Chest features a Facebook page for students with asthma, multimedia information about asthma,…