“There is a strong link between asthma and allergy – more than 80% of people with asthma have evidence of allergies.”
Newsletters
March 2012 Newsletter
26 March 2012This month's newsletter highlights our new Kids First Aid for Asthma Chart, the influenza vaccination, Medicine Week and the new ASCIA (allergy) website.
February 2012 Newsletter
28 February 2012This month's newsletter highlights our asthma action plan library, along with details of new research funding and studies looking at asthma and soft drink, motivating younger smokers to quit and the strongly predictive value of spirometry.
January 2012 Newsletter
25 January 2012Debunking the asthma dairy myth is the feature of this month’s newsletter, which also includes details about our Asthma & Respiratory Education Program, the Asthma Management Handbook online availability, the new asthma National Research Program and more...
December 2011 Newsletter
20 December 2011Our newsletter this month concerns the two million plus Aussies with asthma with a warning to approach Christmas with caution as unseasonal weather patterns around the country usher in a host of asthma and allergy triggers, along with some good travel advice, what aggravates asthma and how lungs grow.
November 2011 Newsletter
30 November 2011Our new Spirometer Users' and Buyers' Guide is the feature of this month’s newsletter, which also includes details about "Breathing New Life" the 6th World Conference of the International Primary Care Respiratory Group, some important points to remember when planning a holiday and more...
October 2011 Newsletter
27 October 2011Our new First Aid for Asthma Chart is the feature of this month’s newsletter, which also includes news on the new asthma publication Asthma in Australia 2011, a cheeky new lung awareness campaign, and a look at a forthcoming presentation at the Melbourne GPCE along with some of the latest asthma research.
September 2011 Newsletter
30 September 2011Taking action in Asthma Week is the feature of this month’s newsletter, which also includes highlights from our newly redesigned website, details of two helpful new consumer resources and a wrap-up of some of the interesting studies presented at the recent ERS Congress.
August 2011 Newsletter
30 August 2011Work is well under way on developing the new edition of the Asthma Management Handbook, the Australian national asthma treatment guidelines. This new edition, the seventh, is due for publication in late 2012. For more information about this plus other articles from this months newsletter go to our online version...
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