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Poorly managed asthma leading to deaths that can be prevented, Australian …
ABC Online Asthma Australia chief executive Mark Brooke said in Australia, poorly managed asthma has tragic consequences and a better treatment plan is needed in the country. In Australia, about one in 10 people suffer from asthma. Last year it was the main cause … Many asthma deaths preventable: UK report Complacency on asthma leads to preventable deaths |
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Yahoo!7 News |
Australian doctors overprescribing combination of asthma medications, putting …
Yahoo!7 News … a Macintosh professor of paediatrics respiratory medicine at the University of Sydney and one of the authors of the paper, said there are two treatment options for asthma — reliever medications like beta antagonist or ventolin, and preventive … |
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The West Australian |
Asthma flares up mental health risk
The West Australian Teenagers with asthma are more than twice as likely to have mental health problems as their peers, a national study has found. A survey of 12 to 25-year-olds commissioned by Asthma Australia also revealed that two-thirds had poorly controlled asthma, … Poorly managed asthma can harm mental health, researchers say Management key to living with asthma Young asthmatics 'twice as likely to have mental illnesses' |
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Assessment of revised recruitment standards for asthma in the Australian defence force.
Mil Med. 2014 Nov;179(11):1384-90
Authors: Ireland R, Waller M, MacKenzie A, Peake J, Nasveld P
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of relaxed asthma recruitment standards adopted by the Australian Defence Force in 2007.
METHODS: A retrospective audit was conducted on clinical and administrative data for recruits, with and without mild asthma, in their first year of service.
RESULTS: There was no evidence that mild asthmatics experienced worse outcomes than nonasthmatic recruits. Mild asthmatics had fewer illnesses and restricted duty days and were less costly compared to other recruits. There was no difference in the rate of discharge (attrition) between those with and without mild asthma.
CONCLUSIONS: The revised recruitment standards for asthma in the Australian Defence Force have not resulted in unanticipated medical or administrative costs to the organization. Health and administrative outcomes differed little between mild asthmatics and nonasthmatic recruits in their first 12 months of service.
PMID: 25373070 [PubMed – in process]
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The West Australian |
Perth people were treated to a rare sight when health advocates flew a hot air …
The West Australian Asthma Foundation WA used the clear skies to mark its 50th anniversary and to remind the public of the need for asthma safety in the lead-up to National Asthma Week. AFWA chief executive David Johnson said the foundation was inundated with public … |
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Asthma in South Australian horses probed
Horsetalk Franklin said horses may develop respiratory disease as a result of exposure to dust and micro-organisms associated with the feed and bedding, and people working with horses in the stable environment are also at increased risk of developing asthma for … University of Adelaide research to test if 'horse asthma' exists here Do You and Your Horse Both Have Asthma? |
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Bad air days for asthma as heat hits NSW
The Australian PEOPLE with asthma are being urged to take care as sudden rises in temperature and smoke from bushfires could worsen symptoms and trigger a dangerous attack. Smoke from bushfires contains tiny particles that go deep into the lungs and irritate the … |
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Wrong heating can trigger asthma, warns Asthma Foundation SA
The Australian The foundation says winter's dip in temperature can trigger asthma because the colder temperatures affect sensitive airways, while heating to ward off the condition could also trigger attacks among the one in 10 Australians who have the condition … |
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 The West Australian |
Traffic jams mar asthma ride
The West Australian A record 10,158 cyclists took part in the RAC Freeway Bike Hike for Asthma yesterday, raising $190,000. But the event created traffic jams for motorists and some cyclists made complaints about safety. Southbound lanes on the Kwinana and Mitchell … Freeway Bike Hike raises sweat and cash for Asthma Foundation Freeway awash with yellow to raise money for Asthma |
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 The West Australian |
Family seek answers to asthma death
The West Australian The popular Methodist Ladies' College student, who was a mild asthmatic but had never experienced an attack, assured friends she was OK and just needed to return home to get her puffer. The group got off the train at Daglish and started walking back … |
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