The first Tuesday of May each year has been designated as World Asthma Day; simply to increase awareness of the prevention and treatment strategies of this all-too-common chronic condition.
This year, just about every health related issue has been overshadowed by the threat of swine flu.
Certainly the risk of contracting flu this winter, in fact...
Read more »
Most of us take breathing very much for granted. It’s something we do without much thought and without much effort, except perhaps on those occasions of strenuous exercise or exertion.
But some people struggle to breathe every day, sometimes all day every day.
If you or a friend or family member regularly run out of...
Read more »
September in Australia signals the start of football finals. It’s also the time when those amongst us who suffer from seasonal hayfever begin to feel the itch and irritation. As well, the first week in September is traditionally designated as National Asthma Awareness Week.
There is a strong relationship between asthma and allergies. So,...
Read more »
World Asthma Day is celebrated each year on the first Tuesday of May. This year, The Global Initiative for Asthma continued with the theme You can control your Asthma. It’s a goal which should now be readily achievable for most people with asthma.
A feature article in the latest edition of Asthma Update, the journal...
Read more »
If you live in Sydney, come September there could be lots of heavy breathing; and, by mid-September, a few sighs of relief when the last of the APEC entourage head off home.
Whatever the outcomes of discussions among the heads of government, the first week in September has another significance. It is National Asthma Week.
Australia...
Read more »
Asthma is a potentially very serious condition likely to cause at least discomfort, quite possibly severe disability and perhaps even death.
In Australia, the number of deaths recorded each year as resulting from asthma have declined from nearly 1,000 some 20 years ago to around 300 today. However, asthma still affects about 10% of our...
Read more »
Asthma is a potentially very serious condition likely to cause at least discomfort, quite possibly severe disability and perhaps even death.
In Australia, there is some good news. The number of deaths recorded each year as resulting from asthma have declined from nearly 1,000 some 20 years ago to around 300 today. Nevertheless, asthma still...
Read more »
Asthma is a serious medical condition, in all age groups and all year round. However, research has shown that Australian school children are at especially high risk of an acute asthma attack at this time of year. And indications are that it’s all related to going back to school.
Statistics show a higher...
Read more »
If you have asthma, even the most simple of activities can become a bit of a struggle. The wheeze, the tightness in the chest and the shortness of breath might make even the blowing out of a candle too difficult a task. So blowing bubbles will probably not be amongst your most popular pastimes.
But...
Read more »