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Poorly controlled asthma emits same quantity of greenhouse gas as 124,000 homes each year in the UK

Improving care of asthma patients could help NHS meet its net zero target, say researchers Patients whose asthma is poorly controlled have eight times excess greenhouse gas emissions compared with those whose condition is well controlled—equivalent to that produced by 124,000 homes each year in the UK—indicates the first study ...

2024-06-04T10:25:24+01:0028 February 2024|Press release, Thorax|

Age when periods first start and early menopause linked to heightened COPD risk

Miscarriage, stillbirth, infertility, and having 3 or more children additional risk factors A range of reproductive factors, including age when periods first start and an early menopause, are all linked to a heightened risk of COPD—the umbrella term for progressive lung conditions that cause breathing difficulties—finds research published online in ...

2024-06-04T10:25:30+01:0014 February 2024|Press release, Thorax|

Young vapers at risk of bronchitis + shortness of breath

Respiratory effects of vapes should be included in regulation, say researchers Young vapers are at risk of bronchitic symptoms and shortness of breath, even if they, or others around them, smoke cigarettes or cannabis, suggests research published online in the journal Thorax. The findings prompt the US researchers to call for the ...

2024-06-04T10:25:42+01:0017 August 2023|Press release, Thorax|
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