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Australian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog) |
Late cold weather means asthma risk
Australian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog) National Asthma Council Australia Director and pharmacist, Stephen Hughes, says that the delayed arrival of colder weather across Australia will hit unprepared families with asthma hard. “Our long stretch of warm temperatures into autumn is likely to … |
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Australian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog) |
Asthma: a breathtaking impact on life
Australian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog) Woolcock Institute inhaler specialist (and pharmacist) Associate Professor Sinthia Bosnic-Anticevich says, “It is astonishing that despite the high level of asthma awareness in the community, so many people are compromising their well-being through … |
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The Guardian |
Depression and asthma among biggest health threats to Australian youth: report
The Guardian Chronic and non-communicable diseases like depression, asthma and musculoskeletal pain are the prevailing causes of poor health among Australian adolescents, a global study on illness and death among 10 to 24-year-olds has found. Published in the … |
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Australian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog) |
OTC asthma preventers, restricted relievers proposed
Australian Journal of Pharmacy (registration) (blog) Experts alarmed at a possible figure of a million people with uncontrolled asthma have proposed major structural changes to the way asthma medicines are handled, including OTC preventers and restricting the OTC sale of relievers without preventers. |
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The West Australian |
Surgery for asthma hailed a 'revolution'
The West Australian Research being presented today at a meeting of respiratory experts in Perth advocates bronchial thermoplasty as a safe, effective and affordable treatment with the potential to transform people with uncontrolled asthma. The surgery done in hospital … |
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9news.com.au |
Australian trial seeks to reduce asthma-related pregnancy complications
9news.com.au Asthma increases the risk of pregnancy complications, but Australian researchers are hopeful a new trial will develop better protection for mothers and babies. A more accurate system for measuring pregnant women's asthma symptoms could reduce their … |
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International Business Times AU |
Australian researchers explore new asthma treatments in world-first trials
International Business Times AU In a world-first human trial, Australian researchers will test a vaccine used to combat childhood bacterial infections to treat a common type of asthma. The Hunter Medical Research Institute will study if an injection called Prevenar 13, which is given … |
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International Business Times AU |
Australian researchers explore new treatments for asthma in world-first trials
International Business Times AU In a world-first human trial, Australian researchers will test a vaccine used to combat childhood bacterial infections to treat a common type of asthma. Hunter Medical Research Institute will study if an injection called Prevenar 13, which is given to … |
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Herald Sun |
Australian researchers to test vaccine as asthma treatment in world-first trial
Herald Sun The trial, funded by Asthma Australia, will see 50 adults with eosinophilic asthma receive three doses of the vaccine over two months. “The strength is it is a completely new attack at approaching asthma. There is no other vaccine out there,” he said … |
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The Australian (blog) |
Asthma: Australian researchers find PAG1 gene may be linked | The Australian
The Australian (blog) While previous discoveries by Dr Ferreira led to a current clinical trial testing whether a drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could be useful in treating asthma, he cautioned that further research was needed to determine the potential impact of … |
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