Heatwave Warning for people with 9,117 people with Asthma and Hayfever in Tipperary
Top tips for surviving your holidays for people with hayfever and asthma Pollen Count is also high in Ireland The Asthma Society of Ireland is today warning the 19,117 people in Tipperary who have both asthma and hayfever in Ireland to take precautions when going on holidays this summer. News in the last 24 […]
Asthma Society Warns People In Tipperary To Avoid Bonfires This Halloween
Keep your child safe from Bonfires and Fireworks this Hallowe’en – Asthma Society ~ Asthma tips – Avoid a Potentially Fatal Asthma Attack during Bonfire Season ~ ~Asthma Society warns 15,377 people in Tipperary to stay clear of Bonfires and Fireworks this Hallowe’en ~ Smoke from bonfires and fireworks can lead to serious breathing difficulties […]
Asthma Society Calls On People With Asthma To Get Flue Vaccine
Anyone who has ever had the flu virus knows it is far from a pleasant experience. Headaches, high fever, chills, coughing and aching body are just a few of the many debilitating symptoms. The flu virus can be very serious for people with asthma as they are at even greater risk if they pick up […]
Asthma Warning For Tipperary Parents Ahead Of Bonfire Night
Smoke from bonfires and fireworks can lead to serious breathing difficulties in people with asthma, the Asthma Society of Ireland has warned. It is urging Tipperary parents to be careful this Halloween following the tragic death of a 9-year old girl in Tennessee earlier in the year whose was triggered by attending a fireworks display. […]
Lack Of Inhalers In Tipperary Schools Could Cost A Life
As over 6,500 asthmatic children return to school in Tipperary, the Asthma Society has warned that every school should have an asthma inhaler in their first aid kit in case of an emergency. However, two years after a new scheme was put in place by then Minister for Health Leo Varadkar TD not a single […]
School is around the corner, don’t let emergency hospital visits be too for the 6,509 children with asthma in Tipperary – Asthma Society on Call to Help
September spike in numbers (based on 2014): 196% increase in admissions compared to previous month, in age group 5-9 years 59% increase in admissions compared with monthly average, in age group 10-14 years 13% increase in average length of stay in hospital in September For the 1 in 5 children with asthma in Ireland […]
Calls for Smoky Coal Ban to be extended to all of Tipperary
With a smoky coal ban in place in Clonmel since 2011, the Asthma Society is calling for support of an all-island ban that would see it extended to all of Tipperary. In anticipation of an all-island ban, the Asthma Society has also launched its campaign for Clean Air calling on householders across Tipperary to […]
