During bushfire season, managing medication as well as respiratory conditions should be part of any emergency plan.
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The consequences of flu infection are much worse in asthmatics, here’s why.
If you get hay fever, minimising your exposure to grass pollen is likely to be useful. Fortunately, it’s becoming easier to keep track of the pollen count. But what do you do when it’s high?
From heat stroke to asthma to lyme disease, climate change already poses a serious health risk.
Childhood asthma cases caused by traffic pollution are on the decline. But children in some parts of the country are faring better than others.
Pollen is ancient, but in recent times, it’s getting worse. An allergist offers ways to manage the suffering and enjoy the spring.
Asthma affects around 339 million people worldwide. A new drug promises to lower risks of asthma attack and may eventually allow patients to reduce their dependence on steroids.
As organs go, lungs do not receive a lot of attention, and diseases associated with them, such as lung cancer, historically have been underfunded. Here’s a look at how your amazing lungs function.
Chlorine has been used to disinfect drinking water for more than a hundred years. But new alternatives may be safer.
Even as the dust storm over NSW subsides, the unseen fine particles outside, or even inside your house, can still present a health risk.
More kids these days have asthma, and more people in the Western world, so do we know what causes it in the first place?
And wildfires rage along the West Coast of North America, parents should know the impact on their children’s health, and how to protect them.
There may be additional long-term health harms from antibiotic exposure in early life and before birth, including an increased risk of infection, obesity and asthma.
New research shows that children who live in greener neighbourhoods are less likely to develop asthma, and that the more diverse the plant life is, the more they are protected.
People living close to mine dumps are more inclined to show symptoms of asthma.
As if having asthma wasn’t bad enough news, your health condition is probably contributing to climate change.
Nearly 50% of cross-country skiers suffer from exercise-induced asthma.
Smoking ban in Bangladesh isn’t working, and children are paying the price.
What you should be doing this thunderstorm asthma season.
Women have evolved to have stronger immunity than men. But this comes with downsides -
women are more likely to have autoimmune diseases due to their “reactive” immune systems.
Top contributors
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Respiratory Allergy Stream Co-chair, National Allergy Centre of Excellence; Professor and Head, Allergy Research Group, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupation Health, University of California, Irvine; University of Southern California
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Head, Respiratory Program, George Institute for Global Health; UNSW ; University of Sydney
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Honorary Associate Professor
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Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Climate Sciences, Duke University
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Associate Professor of Botany, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Conjoint Lecturer, UNSW
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Associate Professor in Biomedical Sciences, University of Canberra
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Scientia Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health, UNSW
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Scientific Officer in Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds
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Professor, Environmental Studies Program at UC Santa Barbara
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Head of the Respiratory Clinic and Reader in Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Kent
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Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University
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Brett Montgomery is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Lecturer in General Practice, The University of Western Australia