Asthma Patients Unaware Of Risks

A third of all asthma patients in the UK are at risk of suffering from a fatal attack, according to research which surveyed almost 25,000 people with the disease. Half of the people most at risk were unaware of the danger which an asthma attack could carry.

These statistics were the conclusion of the charity Asthma UK launching an online survey in order to gauge asthma sufferers’ view of their own conditions. This showed that less than half of the people at risk thought that they were in danger of suffering from a serious attack.

Around 75% of asthma-related hospital admissions are avoidable, claims the charity, saying that the study showed that a worryin....

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