Respiratory

Following national concerns, the SA government has announced funding for widespread screening for stone industry workers for silicosis. South

Sufferers of the deadly lung disease silicosis are urging the federal government to do more to deal with the issue, which could affect thousands.

A stonemason who contracted a deadly lung disease while working on artificial stone products says a Queensland government audit into the issue doesn't go far enough.

Monash University researchers have identified a critical role for a protein known as G-CSF in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an incurable lung disease often

Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to impaired lung function and could worsen symptoms of asthma and other respiratory disease symptoms in adults, a study has found.

Thoracic health experts are calling for urgent action to protect young tradesmen from developing silicosis, a lung disease that has re-emerged in Australia.

The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ believe the latest findings from the University of Otago study into childhood respiratory illness and primary care reiterate the need

Australian health professionals are being warned of the continued risk of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) infection for workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,

Research has revealed the extent to which Australian GPs are overprescribing antibiotics for acute respiratory infections. Australian GPs are

Lung cancer rates in women are on the increase, except in the highest socio-economic areas. The gap in lung

Queensland coal miners will be given access to world-class testing for black

An algorithm could one day help identify smokers and ex-smokers at high risk of lung cancer. A simple algorithm that can predict the likelihood

New research by Bond University’s Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice has found that parents grossly overestimate the benefit of antibiotics in reducing the

Australian researchers have discovered antibacterial compounds found in the soil have the potential to treat infectious disease tuberculosis.

A drug, already used to treat melanoma, has successfully saved the lives of terminally ill lung cancer patients who took part in a global medical trial.

The Australian Cancer Council is calling for greater awareness about the cancer risk associated with work-based exposure to toxic diesel fumes.

Fewer high school students are taking up smoking, according to the latest snapshot on Australia's smoking behaviours. It was once a habit

Scientists don't know if there's a safe level of exposure to coal dust, says a Melbourne expert who warns the battle against black lung disease has just begun.

Asbestos has been found at the site of a hospital redevelopment in NSW, the CFMEU says. Workers' lives are being put at risk at an active

A 62-year-old underground coal miner has become the ninth confirmed case of black lung in Queensland. A ninth Queensland coal miner has been