AIHW releases new report: Asthma and COPD hospitalisation rates higher in...
“Hospitalisation rates for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were higher in inland and rural areas of Australia in 2007-10, according to a new report from the Australian Institute...
View ArticleInfluenza vaccination advice
What is influenza? Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is caused by a virus and mainly spreads from person to person through the air by coughing, sneezing or talking, and by touching a person’s...
View ArticleAsthma & Singulair
There has been considerable media attention surrounding the asthma medication ‘Singulair’ and it’s potential effect on children and teenagers. Asthma Australia’s position on the media reports is:...
View ArticleAn update on Asthma & Singulair
Yesterday, Asthma Australia posted a statement regarding the recent media attention given to the use of the asthma medication Singulair. You can read our initial statement HERE. Further to this post,...
View ArticleNational Asthma Conference Powerpoint Presentations now available!
Asthma Australia is pleased to announce the Tackling Asthma in Australia Conference Powerpoint Presentations are now available to download. All files are in PDF format and can be downloaded here.
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High time to control asthma (PerthNow)
IT was a high-flying launch and the message was anything but hot air. Images of The Asthma Foundation WA’s hot air balloon flying high over Perth were a pretty sight for motorists heading to work this...
View ArticleThe science of the sniffles: Mastering the common cold (news.com.au)
MOST Australian adults catch two or three colds a year, and with more than 200 types of viruses potentially causing a cold, it’s simply not possible to be immunised against every strain. Yet research...
View ArticleNational Asthma Conference Communique
In March 2013 Asthma Australia and its member Foundations invited people interested in influencing and improving asthma management in the community to join the Tackling Asthma in Australia conference...
View ArticleAsthma Update | Issue 47 now available
The latest issue of Asthma Australia’s publication is now available to read online or download. This issue provides a summary and report of the 2013 National Asthma Conference in Canberra as well as an...
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Breathe easy on World No Tobacco Day
On World No Tobacco Day (31 May 2013), Asthma Australia is encouraging all smokers to breathe easy. Tobacco smoking remains the single largest preventable cause of premature death and disease in...
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