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The #AskAboutAsthma annual campaign, led by NHS England - London's Babies, Children and Young People programme, is returning for its eighth year with a focus on promoting simple changes that can make a big difference to people living with asthma. Scheduled to take place from 9-15 September, this year' campaign aims to address broader factors such as vaping, air quality, housing conditions, and mould to ensure every child and young person in London with asthma receives the support and tools necessary to manage their condition effectively. Pharmacists are encouraged to support the 2024 #AskAboutAsthma campaign, themed "helping children and young people with asthma to live their best lives." They can contribute to the campaign in various ways, including: Offering inhaler technique checks to all children and young people with asthma. Identifying children and young people who are not regularly collecting their preventer medication and communicating this to their GP practice. Identifying children and young people who are collecting large amounts of reliever medication and communicating this to their GP practice.

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London: Children who grow up with dogs have about 15 percent less asthma risk than those without the pets, a new study has claimed. Yet another study said that therapy dogs help calm children undergoing cancer treatment A team of Swedish scientists used national register information in more than one million Swedish children to study the association of early life contact with dogs and subsequent development of asthma.

Homeopathy has various medicines to treat asthma at various levels effectively. It is always better to use the medicines that match with one's lifestyle, psyche and the conditions of the surroundings

Eczema (atopic dermatitis), which affects up to 20 per cent of children, is one of the most common conditions pharmacists encounter, but don't underestimate eczema. Generalised eczema may compromise health-related quality of life (HRQoL) more than several other chronic diseases, including asthma, epilepsy and diabetes. Despite the impact on HRQoL, underuse of moisturisers and topical corticosteroids often leaves childhood eczema poorly controlled. UK researchers recently reported that several factors contribute to the underuse of moisturisers and topical corticosteroids in children with eczema. For instance, most of the 30 parents and carers interviewed felt that they had received little information about eczema. The lack of understanding may help explain why some parents and carers expressed concerns, such as the risk of skin thinning, about topical corticosteroids. Some were not convinced that moisturisers (strictly, an emollient is an ingredient of a moisturiser) reduced itch and maintained control of eczema. Some felt that moisturisers' efficacy declined over time. Parents and carers also admitted to "incomplete knowledge and skills" about managing eczema (such as whether they should apply moisturisers regularly) and reluctance to manage eczema in collaboration with their child. Parents and carers wanted advice about using treatments and explanations of moisturisers' and topical corticosteroids' mechanisms of action. The authors note that healthcare professionals could help identify and address gaps in knowledge.

Homeopathic medicines will not cause any side effects, and thus the health of the children will be protected.

Asthma is a common health condition, which tends to affect 5% of the population once in their lifetime. In the western world, up to 10% of children are victims of this disease.

Some people tend to catch asthmatic allergies, while some do not. It is for this reason homeopathy is regarded to be an individualistic approach at the time of treating asthma.

For asthma in children, homeopathic treatment is the best bet as it gets into the root of the problem and does not work on providing immediate relief

Homeopathy treatment of asthma can be considered to be an effective, safe and gentle one. As a matter of fact, the patient using this form of treatment does not experience any kind of side effects since the medicines are made from herbal products that are generally found on the Earth.

For parents of an asthmatic child, it can be stressful and difficult, you must give them the utmost care because they are so fragile in their body and they are very sensitive too.

The homeopathic remedial work stimulates the self healing capacity of the body causing substances in limited quantities