Children's health
24 Apr 2014
Smoking linked to higher risk of heart disease in teen girls
Teenage girls who smoke or take the oral contraceptive pill are at greater risk of heart disease than boys who smoke, according to researchers at…
Children's health
20 Apr 2014
Evolution of whooping cough bacterium could reduce
The bacterium that causes whooping cough, Bordetella pertussis, has changed – most likely in response to the vaccine used to prevent the disease – with…
Lungs
22 Feb 2014
Household mould a trigger for increased asthma risk
Reducing the presence of mould in the home may reduce asthma in middle-aged adults according to new research led by the University of Melbourne in…
Lungs
29 Jan 2014
Crowded Public Places may be More Dangerous than Beds for Wheezy Asthmatics
Asthmatics worried about being highly exposed to dust mites in bed may have more to fear at the pub or on public transport, Australian research…
Children's health
20 Dec 2013
Holiday season alert for kids with asthma
As families get set for the holiday season, the National Asthma Council Australia is encouraging parents of kids with asthma to take precautions. “With many families going away on holidays at this time of the year, it’s easy for normal medicine routines to get disrupted,” the National Asthma Council Australia…
Lungs
22 Nov 2013
Aussies missing vital treatments for killer lung disease
Thousands of Australians with the chronic lung disease COPD may be missing out of some of the most effective non-drug treatments that are available to help people with the debilitating condition, a new report warns. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease affects about one in 13 people aged 40 and over, and…
Children's health
16 Sep 2013
Asthma score calculator
Do you really know what your level of asthma control is? Knowing your Asthma Score can be the first step to better asthma control -…
Lungs
11 Sep 2013
Bushfire Alert for Asthmatics
With bushfires burning around the Sydney area and the air pollution index showing air quality is “very poor” in some areas, Asthma Foundation NSW are warning the over 700,000 people who live with asthma in NSW to be on alert for bushfires and high pollution levels. “According to the latest…
Lungs
10 Sep 2013
Early spring prompts asthma alert
An early flowering season, a high pollen count rising to very high on Monday, temperatures forecast to rise to 28C and an extensive program of hazard reduction burns has prompted Asthma Foundation NSW to issue a general warning to the 800,000 people in NSW who live with asthma. Fire authorities…
