Asthma
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Free thunderstorm asthma workshops for health professionals in Melbourne Health Times - 17-08-2018
National Asthma Council Australia will deliver six free educational workshops on thunderstorm asthma for health professionals throughout metropolitan Melbourne in September
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Gas stoves and damp houses are contributing to the high rates of childhood asthma in Australia AAP - 17-04-2018
Experts are calling for greater awareness about the impact gas stoves and damp houses have on the lung health of children. Research published
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Asthma linked to an increased risk of childhood bone fractures for boys AAP - 04-04-2018
The world's largest study of its kind has found boys with asthma
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Flu vaccination is a must for kids with asthma AAP - 27-03-2018
There are concerns current efforts to prevent flu in children with chronic lung conditions such as asthma are ineffective. Children with
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Increasing a child's use of inhaled steroids at the first signs of an asthma flare-up is ineffective AAP - 08-03-2018
Increasing preventer medication at the time of an asthma flare-up should not be recommended for children, a study suggests. Significantly increasing a child's
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Older women are at greater risk to die from asthma AAP - 02-11-2017
Respiratory physicians are urging older women to take control of their asthma to reduce the numbers of females dying from the disease. Women
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New national asthma organisation set to provide nationwide support for people with asthma HealthTimes - 24-10-2017
Asthma Australia announced today the formation of Asthma Australia Ltd, the new national health charity to better serve the current and future needs of people with asthma
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Study has found asthmatics relying on quick relief AAP - 18-10-2017
Just over a third of Australians with asthma are properly using their preventer medication to control their condition, a survey has found.
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Study shows Vitamin D cuts asthma attack risk AAP - 04-10-2017
British researchers have found that asthmatics taking vitamin D supplements have a lower risk of suffering a serious asthma attack. Asthmatics
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Thunderstorm asthma warning system in Victoria AAP - 02-10-2017
A thunderstorm asthma warning system is up and running in Victoria after nine people died in a freak event last year. A Victorian nurse fighting
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Asthma warning issued as winter sets in HealthTimes - 13-07-2017
Australians with asthma are being warned to act as the winter cold and flu season kicks in to avoid becoming a statistic. Around 40,000 Australians are
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Do your patients know how to manage an asthma emergency? HealthTimes - 13-06-2017
On World Asthma Day (May 2) the National Asthma Council Australia is asking health professionals to check whether their patients and their families know asthma
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New USC clinical trial for asthma sufferers HealthTimes - 13-06-2017
The University of the Sunshine Coast’s Clinical Trials Centre is about to start testing the effectiveness and safety of a potential new triple therapy medicine to better
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Novel app targets asthma and boosts mental health Karen Keast - 13-06-2017
A unique asthma management and goals app is the latest innovative tool
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World Allergy Week: Highlighting allergy-triggered asthma HealthTimes - 13-06-2017
World Allergy Week is an annual event organised by the World Allergy Organisation (WAO) and will take place from 2-8 April this year, with the focus of raising awareness of
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Soluble fibre can benefit people with asthma AAP - 13-06-2017
New research has for the first time shown that soluble fibre supplements work to help control asthma. Australian researchers say they have
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Tragic and unforeseen thunderstorm asthma event AAP - 29-11-2016
The death toll from Victoria's freak thunderstorm asthma
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WA Nobel Prize winner develops a drug to prevent allergic diseases AAP - 24-11-2016
Nobel Prize-winning West Australian scientist Barry Marshall is developing a drug to prevent allergic diseases such as asthma, especially in children.
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Lack of vitamin D cause risk of developing asthma AAP - 07-11-2016
A study has found a clear link between a lack of vitamin D and the risk of developing asthma, highlighting the "dark side" of a lack of sun exposure.
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Worms may 'cure' asthma AAP - 13-06-2017
Asthmatics could breathe easier in the future with help from parasitic hookworms. The spit of the parasitic hookworm could help cure asthma
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