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New Healthy Home Guide helps families reduce asthma and allergies
Ahead of National Asthma Week (1-7 Sept) a useful Healthy Home Guide has been produced to help families breathe better.
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Ninety per cent of Australians with asthma use their inhalers incorrectly
Up to 90 per cent of Australians use their life-saving inhalers incorrectly, increasing their risk of hospitalisation by 50%
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Health professionals urged to check patient inhaler technique to improve respiratory outcomes
Up to 90% of patients use their inhalers incorrectly, but fixing poor technique improves lung function and quality of life
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Cold weather brings higher risks for kids with asthma
Asthma risks are set to soar for kids this winter, as even a simple cold can trigger a life threatening asthma attack.
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Five steps to breathing better & feeling better - World Asthma Day
Australians with asthma are encouraged to breathe better and feel better on World Asthma Day (May 3 2016).
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Get rid of household asthma and allergy triggers before winter hits
This World Allergy Week (April 4 to 10) we remind Australians to reduce their exposure to common household allergy triggers.
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Asthma deaths data prompts alert for older women
Older women with asthma are being urged to take action to manage their condition as new data from the ABS is released.
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National Asthma Council urges parents to follow back-to-school asthma checklist
Starting school is scary enough without added concern about your child’s asthma flaring up in the classroom or playground.