Search results for air pollution

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• Asthma

  Find out about asthma, a common condition that affects breathing, including the symptoms, treatment and how it affects your life.

• Passive smoking

  Find out the health dangers of passive smoking and how to protect people near you, especially children, from secondhand smoke.

• Carbon monoxide poisoning

  Find out about carbon monoxide poisoning, what the symptoms are, what to do if you have it, what causes it, how it's treated and how to prevent it.

• Bronchitis

  Find out about bronchitis, what the symptoms are, how you can ease the symptoms, where to get help, and how it is treated.

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

  Find out what chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is, what the symptoms are, why it happens and how it's treated.

• Asbestosis

  Asbestosis is a serious lung condition caused by exposure to asbestos – a building material used mostly from the 1950s to the 1990s.

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - Causes

  Find out about the main causes of COPD, including smoking and exposure to dust or fumes at work.

• Aspergillosis

  Find out more about aspergillosis, the name of a group of conditions caused by a mould called aspergillus.

• Farting (flatulence)

  Flatulence is passing gas from the digestive system out of the back passage. It's more commonly known as "passing wind", or "farting".

• Shortness of breath

  NHS information about shortness of breath, or breathlessness, including when to get medical help and what the cause might be.