Health Awareness
Respiratory
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Government can’t bury their heads in the sand over this invisible killer
Sadiq Khan discusses the harmful effects of air pollution and what steps he is taking to combat this within the city of London.
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Living with lung disease
What does it feel like to struggle for breath? How can you go about daily life when just walking up the stairs makes you cough? For people living with a lung disease, these experiences are part of everyday life.
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Respiratory health case studies: Jane Holmes and André Lassooij
Read about a marathon runner’s lung cancer shock and a double-lung transplant recipient, turned international sports star.
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a devastating lung scarring disease
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis develops insidiously and is often misdiagnosed as more benign conditions. There are anti-scarring drugs, but they do not cure or stop the disease from getting worse.
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British Lung Foundation ‘Big Breakfast’ recipe
British Chinese food writer and TV chef, Ching-He Huang, shares her healthy and filling oatmeal recipe for the BLF Big Breakfast.
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Thousands with asthma are missing out on life-saving treatment
Severe asthma is a life-threatening condition, but thousands are still undiagnosed and unable to access treatment, explains Dr Samantha Walker, Director of Research and Policy at Asthma UK.
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Time to breathe easy
Winter is often a magical time of year. For many, it’s a time for celebrating and spending time with family and friends. For others, however, winter can also often be a source of concern and worry.
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Supporting patients to be partners in healthcare
It is essential that patients are involved in all aspects of healthcare and its delivery if we want to ensure that the challenges posed by chronic diseases in the future are adequately addressed. The European Patient Ambassador Programme (EPAP) provides the tools to facilitate this.
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Throwing the spotlight on lung disease
One in five of us in the UK has been diagnosed with a lung disease<a href="#_edn1" name="_ednref1" title="">[i]</a>. And millions across the country have the life-limiting lung condition chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – but don’t even know it<a href="#_edn2" name="_ednref2" title="">[ii]</a> .
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We need a national plan for lung disease
Over 10,000 people are diagnosed with lung disease every week in the UK. The Taskforce for Lung Health brings together the most influential voices from across the lung health sector.
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How air pollution has become a public health crisis
Should we be worried about the effect of air pollution on our health? Alison Cook, director of policy at the British Lung Foundation says yes, we should.
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Top tips to improve air quality at home
Do you know the facts about indoor air pollution? Alison Cook, Director of Policy at the British Lung Foundation, explains.
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How your home can trigger asthma attacks
When people think about air pollution it probably brings to mind smoggy, over-populated cities full of traffic fumes, but indoor air pollution can also be harmful, particularly for people with asthma.
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Raising the profile of PAH: a long-term life limiting disease
In the last two decades treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) has extended lives — but there is further to go.
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Leading the way in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
A lot can happen in 15 years as has been shown by developments in the way Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PH) is diagnosed and treated in the UK.
