asthma
Pharmacists’ role in lung health
Pharmacists can play a key role in educating people about their lungs… and keeping an eye on warning signs, write Dr Esther Lau and Professor Lisa Nissen Breathing is important. …
Bad asthma and allergy season ahead, says Asthma Council
Forecast high pollen levels in the air this spring in some states could leave up to seven million Australians who suffer from allergy struggling with sneezing, watery eyes, a running …
Dawn Fraser in new asthma awareness campaign
Aussie sports legend Dawn Fraser is lending a hand to a new health campaign focused on empowering people with asthma to take greater control of their condition. The launch of …
Too many kids on fixed dose asthma combos
A post market review of medicines to treat asthma has found that 40% of children with the illness are supplied with a fixed dose combination product contrary to current asthma …
Quarter of asthmatics have uncontrolled disease
A million Australian asthmatics live with wheezing, breathlessness and flare-ups despite the availability of effective preventer inhalers, new research has found. The country’s first nationally representative study on asthma control …
Asthma treatment could target underlying cause
University of Queensland researchers are developing a new asthma treatment that targets the underlying cause of asthma, rather than just the symptoms. About 10% of asthma sufferers do not respond …
Asthma, COPD meds underused
The most effective medications for managing asthma, COPD and other obstructive airways diseases are under-used in Australia, according to a new report by Australian Centre for Airways disease Monitoring, a …
Older women more likely to die of asthma
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed that more than 57% of asthma deaths occurred in people aged 75 and over. In total, 389 deaths were recorded …
Clinical tips: asthma explained
Asthma is a common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterised by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction and bronchospasm. Common symptoms include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. Asthma is thought to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental …
Weather means mould risk for asthmatics
With miserable weather lashing the East Coast, pharmacists and people with asthma need to be aware that mould breeding in damp conditions can be a trigger for attacks. Michele Goldman, …
Updated Australian Asthma Handbook released
The National Asthma Council Australia has released the updated Australian Asthma Handbook (version 1.1), the national guidelines for asthma management in primary care. The Handbook is published as a unique …
Smoke from bushfires asthma advice
Smoke from bushfires that is blanketing Perth city today can irritate airways and trigger asthma, and the Asthma Foundation Western Australia (AFWA) is offering advice for people with asthma to …