Over 1,000 Asthma Patients 'Dying Needlessly' Every Year

Researchers found that at least three people die each day from asthma attacks and experts say the majority of asthma deaths are preventable. The team, led by the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research at The University of Edinburgh, found that there were around 6.4 million GP and nurse consultations for asthma each year and more than 270 hospital admissions each day because of asthma attacks. Kay Boycott, chief executive of Asthma UK, said: "Despite the fact we're spending over a billion pounds a