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
23 Oct 2013
Emergency Asthma Medication Available through Community Pharmacies
With fires continuing to burn across NSW and a thick cloud of wood smoke present in many areas, Asthma Foundation NSW is urging people with asthma to make sure they have their asthma medication at hand as symptoms can quickly escalate and become extremely dangerous. “It is vital that all…
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…
Lungs
04 Sep 2013
Asthma Foundation NSW sounds spring warning
Fluctuating temperatures, an early flowering season and predictions of thunderstorms and bushfires by weather experts this year has prompted Asthma Foundation to warn that this could be a tough time for the 800,000 asthmatics in NSW. “Unseasonably high temperatures have seen plants flowering early and the Rural Fire Service has…
Children's health
29 Aug 2013
Treating cold and flu symptoms with medication
Cold and flu treatments for individual symptoms like cough medicine, pain killers and nasal sprays are recommended instead of cold and flu tablets which treat…
