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Shift needed to help young asthmatics breathe easier

A peak body is highlighting National Asthma Awareness Week by driving a cultural shift in how asthma is treated in childhood - from relievers to preventers.

AAP · Sep 6, 2025

Using a blue inhaler alone is not enough to manage your asthma

Inhalers have been key to asthma management since the 1950s. The most common, salbutamol, comes in a familiar blue-coloured inhaler (or “puffer”).

The Conversation · May 13, 2025

We could see thunderstorm asthma in south-eastern Australia this season – here's how to prepare

Victorians have been warned to prepare for the possibility of thunderstorm asthma again this season.

The Conversation · Oct 30, 2023

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'The canary in the coal mine': Asthma Australia backs wood heater ban plan

The peak health body is pushing for a phase-out of wood heaters through a replacement scheme within a set timeframe and a ban on new heaters.

The Canberra Times · Apr 1, 2023

Health impacts from gas stoves in Australian kitchens under microscope in new study

The same American research team that revealed gas stoves can emit methane, even when they're not turned on, has arrived in Australia to test pollutants inside kitchens.

ABC News · Mar 17, 2023

Funding cut to Asthma Foundation Northern Territory threatening 'face-to-face' diagnoses

Nine-year-old Bill McKeown is among those benefiting from the work of Asthma Foundation Northern Territory. But with federal funding reduced the foundation's chairman says other children may not get the attention they deserve.

ABC News · Mar 12, 2023

Microwave your sponges and vacuum your broom: how to clean your cleaning products

The vacuum cleaner can often be the dirtiest appliance in the house; but spring cleaning your cleaning gear can make for a more efficient, healthier home

The Guardian - AU · Sep 2, 2022

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University of Newcastle postdoctoral researcher awarded Asthma Australia fellowship

"Patients have said they want a more active role in their care and to be more involved in those decisions."

Newcastle Herald · Jul 24, 2022

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