Article: NSW: Asthma sufferers face greater risks from swine flu

Article: ALMOST one-in-eight people hospitalised with swine ...
Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  November 10, 2009 ;     700+ words ...One-in-eight swine flu admissions have asthma Pregnant ... eight people hospitalised with swine flu are asthma sufferers, new figures reveal. The next ... been admitted to hospital with swine flu are patients with diabetes, blood ...

Article: NSW: Asthma sufferers face greater risks from ...
AAP General News (Australia);  June 15, 2009 ;     350 words ... ... Australia) 06-15-2009 NSW: Asthma sufferers face greater risks from swine flu SYDNEY, June 15 AAP - Australia's two million asthma sufferers face a higher risk of developing ... complications if they contract swine flu, health experts say. The ...

Article: MORE than half of the country's GPs have agreed to give the ...
Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland);  October 13, 2009 ;     609 words ... ... have agreed to give the swine flu vaccine to at-risk ... doctors about giving the swine flu vaccine to around 400 ... Ireland yesterday urged asthma sufferers to be extra vigilant ... people hospitalised with swine flu in the UK have the condition ...

Article: Teenager dies after being struck down by swine ...
The Daily Mail (London, England);  July 22, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... the fourth person with swine flu to die north of the Border ... died across the UK and swine flu has taken only three ... are thousands of Scots asthma sufferers who health chiefs believe ... which, when coupled with swine flu, can prove fatal. Health ...

Article: Breathe through nose to beat swine flu, says ...
The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  August 30, 2009 ;     501 words ... ... Kelleher THE risk of swine flu can be cut by 75pc by ... factor in trying to avoid swine flu. Everybody is talking ... the chances of catching swine flu. 'The nose is the body ... country's 500,000 asthma sufferers are more likely to suck ...

Article: Scotland's asthma sufferers 'kept in the dark' over ...
The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  August 23, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Michael Tait A CHARITY which helps asthma sufferers has accused health officials of ... its pleas for medical advice on swine flu. Asthma UK Scotland has been ... Executive to clarify its advice to asthma sufferers. Shona Haslam, Asthma UK Scotland ...

Article: Thousands turn out for swine-flu vaccine; Long ...
The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA);  November 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... expected a crowd for Saturday's swine-flu vaccine clinic. They just didn ... also health-care workers and asthma sufferers. Aimee Villarosa was especially ... to four hours on Saturday for swine-flu vaccinations at Stevens Hospital ...