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Breathe easy as ‘asthma can be cured early on’
Irish allergy expert Dr Paul Carson said it is now well recognised in the medical world that asthma on its own doesn’t exist. The Asthma Society of Ireland has reported that asthma is consistently in...
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Concerns over asthma
[Letter to Times >>>] Madam, – The Asthma Society would like to emphasise that it is extremely worrying that Aspergillus fumigatus has been found in Dolphin House (Ronan McGreevy and Kitty...
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Getting to grips with the causes of asthma
At least they are most unlikely to be told the symptoms are due to anxiety, as was the experience of consultant paediatrician Dr Peter Greally, when, as a child, his parents brought him to see an...
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Doctor accused of misleading claims
A KILDARE-based doctor made false and misleading claims about the effectiveness of “salt cave climate therapy”, which he offered as a treatment for bronchial ailments, a Medical Council inquiry has...
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Crucial discovery could lead to new treatments for asthma
Irish scientists have helped make a crucial discovery that could lead to new treatments for asthma, a disease that affects almost half a million people in this country. Prof Padraic Fallon from Trinity...
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Verdict in asthma death delivered after 27 years
The death of Juliet O’Connell, who attended the Salesian Secondary school in the city and lived at Santa Monica, North Circular Road, had been the subject of drawn-out litigation which went to the High...
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Why is childhood asthma on the rise?
“The short answer is that no one knows for sure, but there are plenty of theories,” says Dr Peter Greally, consultant respiratory paediatrician based in the National Children’s Hospital, Tallaght and...
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Asthma experts call for introduction of drug which has ‘Lazarus-like’ effect...
Asthma experts have called for the introduction of a drug which has just been approved for treatment in the severest cases of the condition. The National Institute of Clinical Excellence has...
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Medical Notes: Report highlights low adherence to prescribed medication
People with asthma, diabetes and high cholesterol have the lowest adherence to prescribed medication, a report to be published today shows. A survey of some 1,000 adults carried out last year by...
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Less asthma in children since smoking ban
International smoking bans, including the one in Ireland, have led to sharp falls in the numbers of children going to hospital with asthma attacks and the number of babies born before full term. The...
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