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Events 36 maltatoday, Sunday, 4 May 2014 GO boosts value for mobile customers on Limitless plans Banif Bank opens branch in Mosta An online asthma test is helping sufferers identify their level of con- trol over the disease. This is good news for 9% of the Maltese popula- tion who, according to the latest European Health Interview Survey, suffer from this condition. According to the Or- ganisation for Economic Co-operation and Devel- opment (OECD), Malta has one of the highest incidences of asthma in comparison with other European countries. Designed by medical asthma experts and sci- entifically tested on hun- dreds of asthmatic suffer- ers aged from 4 years to 60+, the Asthma Control Test (ACT) provides asthma suffer- ers and medical professionals with a useful score to help determine the best medication strategies for the individual. An estimated 300 million individ- uals are affected by asthma world- wide and the prevalence is increas- ing, especially among children. A chronic inflammation of the lung airways that causes coughing, chest tightness, wheezing or shortness of breath, asthma can have a serious impact on one's quality of life and, when uncontrolled, can even be fa- tal. Asthma tends to run in families, which means that one is more likely to develop asthma if someone in the family already has it. Also, children with eczema or food allergy are more likely than other children to develop asthma. Freely available online at www. asthmacontroltest.com, ACT is in- tended for two categories of suffer- ers: adults aged 12 years and over and children aged between 4 and 11 years. Once the category is cho- sen, a world map pops up. Users in Malta are encouraged to click on Europe and then on Malta. The Asthma Control Test contains just five questions that one can complete online or off line in just 30 seconds. The results can help individuals to determine the level of control they have over their asthma. For greater accuracy, it is recommended that one complete the test at different times of the year. The test results should be dis- cussed with one's doctor to con- tribute to an effective treatment plan. Medical experts now agree that the level of asthma control is a key feature when determining the best asthma treatment required. Asthma symptoms may occur several times in a day or week in affected individuals, and, for some people, become worse during physical activity or at night. Recurrent asthma symptoms frequently cause sleeplessness, daytime fatigue, re- duced activity levels and school and work absenteeism. Although asthma cannot be cured, ap- propriate manage- ment can control the disease and enable people to enjoy a good quality of life. Medi- cations should be prescribed in line with the nature and extent of one's symptoms. Moreover, medication is not the only way to control asthma. It is also important to avoid asthma triggers - stimuli that irritate and inf lame the airways. With medi- cal support, each asthma patient must learn what triggers he or she should avoid. More information about asthma and proper asthma management is available on the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) website w w w. ginasthma.org. The Asthma Control Test is avail- able free of charge at www.asth- macontroltest.com. More informa- tion can be also obtained from the Malta Asthmatics Society via email at info@asthmamalta.org GO customers on Limitless Pay Monthly mobile plans are, from this week, receiving additional benefits including more SMS and more talk time for free. In addition, all mobile customers on Limitless 25, Limitless 35, Limit- less 60 and Limitless 99 will receive double the allowance on mobile in- ternet downloads for the months of May and June. Romina Zammit, Manager - Mo- bile Residential Segment at GO, said, "The new benefits which have been introduced this week will give all GO Limitless Pay Monthly cus- tomers greater value. It's also GO's way of thanking customers for choosing Limitless. "In addition to limitless calls to both GO mobile and fixed numbers, Limitless 35 customers will now get 80 minutes and 80 SMS to any lo- cal number every month. Limit- less 60 customers will additionally benefit from 60 minutes to any EU number while Limitless 99 custom- ers can now enjoy 100 minutes to any EU number and 100 SMS to any international number for free each month." Limitless Pay Monthly customers who also subscribe to one of GO's popular Home Packs will also ben- efit from additional discounts, en- suring further savings every month. GO's Home Packs includes phone, Internet and TV services. Limitless 25 customers will get €2 off their monthly fee every month when part of a Home Pack community. Simi- larly, Limitless 35 customers get €3 off, Limitless 60 get €5 off and Lim- itless 99 customers get €9 off every month when part of Home Pack. Limitless Pay Monthly customers can also obtain a free smartphone depending on the plan they select. Those customers who choose to continue using their smartphone will benefit from additional dis- counts on their monthly bill, rang- ing from a €4 monthly discount for Limitless 25 up to a discount of €20 monthly for Limitless 99 customers. These additional benefits mean that customers can subscribe to Limit- less 25 with Home Pack for as little as €19 per month. More information on Limitless, the new benefits and the full terms and conditions, is available from all GO retail outlets and exclusive resellers, by calling Freephone 8007 2121 or visiting the new GO website at www. go.com.mt. Red Bull King of the Rock comes to Malta The world's most prestigious one- on-one street basketball tourna- ment, the Red Bull King of the Rock, is finally coming to Malta with the official qualifiers being held at Tigne Point in Sliema on Saturday 24 May. The top 16 players will then battle it out in a knockout format during the local final that will be held in Republic Street in Valletta on Satur- day 31 May. The winner will fly to Taiwan in September to represent Malta at the King of the Rock World Finals. Interested players should visit Bognor Sports Pitch at the Bugibba Promenade on Saturday 17 May, where a one-on-one practice session will be organised and player reg- istrations for the qualifiers will be accepted. For more info regarding registration please call 99879987. Anyone over the age of 16 can par- ticipate and there is no registration fee. Now in its fifth year, the Red Bull King of the Rock is a global sporting fixture executed in truly iconic and unique surroundings. On 6 Septem- ber 2014, Taiwan will welcome the world's toughest basketball players of 2014, as the Red Bull King of the Rock World Finals move from Alca- traz to the prison exercise yards of Samasana Island. The Red Bull King of the Rock is being organized with the collabo- ration of the Malta Basketball As- sociation, 808Havana and Urban Jungle. For more information visit www. redbullkingoftherock.com Liquigas introduces new and easier seals on its gas cylinders Liquigas Malta is introducing new seals on all its gas cylinders as from Monday 5th May 2014 offering a simpler and more convenient system for consum- ers to take off the seal before use and to help customers to distinguish between genuine and fake seals. This is part of Liquigas ongoing commitment to en- sure safety, quality and best service to its customers in Malta. During the month of May, the gas distributors will have cylinders with either new or old seals available but as from 1 June 2014, all Liquigas cylinders will carry the new seal. "Our customers will now be able to remove the seal from the cylinder valve in a more convenient manner and without any difficulty. Liquigas has also uploaded a short video showing the removal of the new seal from Liq- uigas cylinders. Customers can view this video at http://liquigasmalta.com/ new-cylinder-seals/," explained Liqui- gas Malta Chief Executive Officer Rob- erto Capelluto.