asthma

Healthcare group Chiesi is investing €350m to bring the new formulations to market by 2025, expected to reduce the carbon footprint of pressurised metered-dose inhalers by 90%.

Reserachers suggest switching to alternative, ‘greener’ inhalers would result in large carbon savings

A new study looked into asthma cases in children in 18 European countries, including the UK, Denmark, France and Spain

The High Court has granted a new investigation into whether poor air quality was the cause of Ella Kissi-Debrah’s fatal asthma attack in 2013

Researchers say around 11,000 new cases of the breathing condition occur each day around the world as a result of toxic air from traffic

The World Health Organisation found around 1.8bn children are exposed to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) levels above its air quality guidelines

A new report suggests ozone and particulate matter cause a high proportion of asthma emergencies

Almost 100,000 tons of pollution released in Texas between 2009-2011 were from “accidents” in oil and gas refineries, according to a new study. The report from the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) found “non-routine emission events” at chemical plants and refineries released a combined total of more than 42,000 tons of sulphur dioxide (SO2), which is […]