Poorly controlled asthma generates greenhouse gases equivalent to 124,000 UK homes

Poorly controlled asthma is contributing to more than 300,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions in the UK every year, an analysis has suggested. Most of the carbon footprint comes from over-reliance on reliever inhalers, a study published in Thorax and carried out by Astra Zeneca found. Using health records of 236,506 people with asthma between 2008 and... Read moreThe post Poorly controlled asthma generates greenhouse gases equivalent to 124,000 UK homes appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
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