Breathe easier and avoid health issues with everyday solutions for improving the quality of air indoors It pays to consider the quality of the air at home and how it can have an impact on health. Pr...

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Latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data released   Parents and carers of children with asthma are being urged to take the condition more seriously as new data reveals asthma-related deaths ...

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Health professionals are often failing to recognise complex health issues such as depression, obesity and smoking in teenagers, an adolescent health expert says. Young people commonly visit their GP ...

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It seems that many people get confused by all the allergy-free terms out there. Some assume that if you choose to avoid dairy, you also don't eat eggs. I think this is possibly because people mistaki...

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We know that Australia is a country of droughts and flooding rains, but recently it has seen more rain than usual. Professor Michael Abramson and Dr Tom Jeavons By Dr Tom Jeavons and Professor Micha...

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Researchers from Murdoch Children's Research Institute and the University of Melbourne have identified a new way to accurately test for peanut allergy. It is hoped the test will be more cost effectiv...

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Research may explain rising rates in kids A widely used antibiotic can increase the risk and severity of asthma, according to ground-breaking Canadian research that could help explain why millions of...

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Passive smoking during childhood increases risk of pulmonary disease in adulthood. A new study published in the journal Respirology reveals that children who are exposed to passive smoke have almost ...

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Flu can be a serious illness in children, especially those who have a chronic medical condition like asthma or diabetes. Key points The influenza virus family causes flu. Your child may h...

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While feeling stressed out isn't good for your overall health, it can also trigger asthma attacks just as much as smoke, pets, polluted air, and anything else that causes your asthma to flare. The onl...

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