Baby advice for women with asthma
WOMEN with asthma should not leave it too late to have a baby, researchers have suggested.
A study of almost 3000 women found that 12 per cent of those with asthma needed fertility treatment compared to seven per cent of those without.
Research from Hvidovre Hospital in Denmark was presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Milan.
Professor Charlotte Suppli Ulrik from this hospital said: “We don’t have hard-core evidence but it seems very likely that good asthma control will reduce the time it takes to become pregnant.
“Age is a crucial factor for fertility so the message, particularly for women with asthma, is don’t wait too long.” TYCOON Sir Richard Branson has shared photos and video showing the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma on his private island.
The billionaire businessman, 67, was pictured in front of torndown buildings and uprooted trees on Necker.
In a blog, the Virgin founder wrote: “As you can see from the photos, much of the buildings and vegetation on Necker has been destroyed or badly damaged. We felt the full force of the strongest hurricane ever in the Atlantic.
“But we are very fortunate to have a strong cellar built into Necker’s Great House and were very lucky all of our teams who stayed on (the) island during the storm are safe and well.
“This story is about the tens of thousands of people who have lost their homes and their livelihoods.”
Sir Richard was writing from Puerto Rico, where he said he is mobilising aid and rebuilding plans for the British Virgin Islands and the wider Caribbean.
He said he has spent the past two days visiting staff who live on Virgin Gorda and “as many people as possible” to distribute aid, water and supplies.
“We have seen first-hand just how ferocious and unforgiving this storm was,” he added.
The entrepreneur said the UK Government have a “massive role to play in the recovery of its territories” through short-term aid and long-term infrastructure spending.”
Meanwhile, after Irma knocked out power supplies to six million people in Florida, hundreds of armed looters began ransacking homes and businesses.
More than 32 people were arrested by police in Florida on suspicion of breaking into businesses and empty houses.
Police said looters had targeted stores selling guns, prompting SWAT teams to be called in.
A stand-off emerged as looters were met by armed police near an Academy Sports store near the Mall at Millenia, in Orlando.
One man quickly gave himself up while the other barricaded himself in the store where the guns were being stored.
SWAT officers were forced to use tear gas to try to regain control of the situation before the situation was “peacefully resolved”
and two suspects were in custody.
The shopping centre is extremely popular with visiting Brits, thousands of whom remain stranded in the area.
Two groups were caught in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and midtown Miami ransacking shops before running off with goods.
At least 12 people were arrested at two different sports shops in south Florida. One of the alleged looters was shot by officers.
Miami Police Department later released a photo of 10 men sat inside a jail cell, arrested on suspicion of looting. They captioned the photo posted online with: “Thinking about looting? Ask these guys how that turned out.”
Neighbouring force, Fort Lauderdale, confirmed they’d arrested two looters believed to have broken into six homes.
Some 500 British soldiers have been sent to the British Virgin Islands to deal with civil unrest, Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon said. He added: “There has been a security issue there and that’s why we’re now prioritising getting armed troops in.”
After Irma savaged Florida on Sunday, rescuers have admitted they do not know how many people the hurricane may have killed, prompting fears of a “humanitarian crisis”.
Up to 10,000 people are believed to have stayed in their Florida Keys homes and now have no water, food or power.
There has been a security issue. That is why we’re getting troops in MICHAEL FALLON