The best asthma management advice during the coronavirus outbreak according to Asthma UK is as follows: Keep taking your preventer inhaler (usually brown) daily as prescribed. This will help cut your risk of an asthma attack being triggered by any respiratory virus, including coronavirus. Carry your blue reliever inhaler with you every day, in case you feel your asthma symptoms flaring up. Download and use an asthma action plan to help you recognise and manage asthma symptoms when they come on. If you come down with flu, a cold, or any other respiratory infection, follow Asthma UK's tips for looking after your asthma...

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It may seem a bit early in the year to be talking about hayfever as most people with the condition struggle in summer with grass pollen. But early spring and the appearance of catkins (pictured above) heralds the start of the release of tree pollens; and with it, the classic signs of allergy. It’s easy to mistake the sniffles and sneezing for a winter cold, but a runny or stuffy  nose, itchy eyes, ears or mouth, and red, watery or swollen eyes are all signs of  allergic rhinitis or hayfever. Hayfever and asthma often go hand in hand and you...