UC researcher wins $300,000 grant to investigate the underlying causes of eosinophilic esophagitis
Patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) often describe the condition as painful, disruptive and frightening. The rare chronic disease…
Metals and sulfate particles drive asthma hospitalizations linked to air pollution
Metals, particularly nickel and vanadium, and sulfate particles are the components of fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) that…
Certain dietary fats found to trigger hard-to-treat asthma in children
Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that certain lipids, or fats, in obesity-causing foods also cause…
Gut bacteria in mothers and newborns may shape infants’ risk of early respiratory infections
A large Finnish cohort study reveals that subtle shifts in maternal and infant gut bacteria could signal a…
NAC unveils new spacer resources to boost asthma care
The comprehensive toolkit aims to improve pMDI technique and patient outcomes. The National Asthma Council Australia is stepping…
NZ ‘ULEB’ wood heaters emit a fraction of the pollution of standard models. Why aren’t they in Australia?
A new generation of low-emission wood heaters that can produce a fraction of the particulate pollution of current…
Wood heater pollution is a silent killer. Here’s where the smoke is worst
Every year the winter cold brings an ambient haze of wood heater smoke to the suburbs, streets and…
Urgent recall for asthma medication taken by thousands as health chiefs warn of wrong dose instruction
AN urgent warning has been issued for a common inhaler used by asthma sufferers due to a mistake…
Urgent recall for asthma medication taken by thousands as health chiefs warn of wrong dose instruction
AN urgent warning has been issued for a common inhaler used by asthma sufferers due to a mistake…
Addressing inequality in asthma treatment and diagnosis
Asthma is one of the most common long-term health conditions, so why does getting diagnosed and treated still…
Prescriptions to be issued by WA pharmacists for asthma, ear infections under training program expansion
Pharmacists in Western Australia now have the opportunity to expand what they can prescribe in a bid to…
Parental cholesterol predicts asthma severity in children
New research links parents’ metabolic health and a child’s birth weight to asthma severity, uncovering for the first…