Why hay fever is so bad in the UK right now – and why thunderstorms make things worse for people with allergies and asthma: Dragana Gordic/Shutterstock The UK is in the grip of a particularly bad period for hay fever, with people across the nation experiencing a relentless onslaught of sneezing, itchy eyes and nasal …
COVID vaccine and asthma: why most sufferers won’t be prioritised in the next phase of rollout: Iurii Stepanov/Shutterstock Over 16 million people in the UK have received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine. The government is now expanding the vaccine rollout to more people, including those who are “clinically vulnerable”. But millions of …
Omega-3s: consuming more oily fish could prevent asthma in children with specific gene variant: Oily fish, like salmon, are a good source of omega-3 fatty acids. Elena Eryomenko/ Shutterstock Omega-3 fatty acids are often touted for their reported benefits to many important aspects of health – especially for our heart. Now, our recent study has …
Potential new asthma treatment: protein linked to omega-3 fatty acids shows promise: Omega-3 fatty acids can limit inflammation by stimulating free fatty acid receptor 4. 1989studio/ Shutterstock Though asthma affects almost 340 million people worldwide, there is still no cure. The respiratory disease frequently develops in childhood, and can cause asthma “attacks” where the lungs …
How parasitic worms could lead to new treatments for asthma: Vector Mine/Shutterstock The UK has one of the highest rates of asthma in the world – around 9% of the population – with 60,000 emergency hospital admissions every year. This translates on average to three people dying from asthma in Britain every day. Asthma is …
Parents say their children’s asthma and sleep apnoea has improved during lockdown – a clinician explains why that might be: Sergey Novikov/Shutterstock It’s Monday morning and I’m running my regular children’s sleep clinic. Except it’s not a Monday morning like any other I have had in my 20 years of practice. I am running the …
Coronavirus and asthma: what we know so far: Prostock-studio/Shutterstock When the new coronavirus arrived in early 2020, people with asthma were identified as being at higher risk from the disease. Judgements about who was at increased risk had to be made on the best available evidence – which wasn’t much. Data from China was only …
How bakers can get itchy eyes and asthma if flour dust is not contained: Baker’s asthma is an occupational asthma that bakery employees develop after being exposed to cereal grains such as wheat, rye and yeast. Shutterstock Asthma is a common lung disease that makes breathing difficult. When it is caused by breathing in hazardous …