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Asthma begins at home is a guide to the causes of asthma and how to reduce its devestating effects. In the UK alone, over 5 million people are living with asthma and serious or life threatening asthma results in 74,000 emergency hospital admissions each year. Currently, 1,500 people lose their lives each year, over a thrid of which are over 65 years of age. Asthma attacks now cost the UK an estimated 1.2 billion per year, 850 in NHS treatment and a further 1.6 million in social security costs. There is a mass of medicine based research about asthma, yet the disease continues unabated. This book takes a practical approach and concentartes on home based problems that cause asthma attacks. It is backed up by in depth research, clinical trials and medical guidance. The book introduces an asthma researcher and campaigner, Nell Nockles who is very active in raising awareness of this area. the author, Rosie Gordon is a writer and editor and has been part of the Nockles family campaign for seven years. She has been involved in channeling thier research into a unique educational website www.housedustmite.org.

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