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 Asthma management
An Asthma Action Plan allows you and your doctor to create an individual plan for you to manage your asthma. An action plan advises you about what you must do to stay healthy and what to do when your..
 Asthma and food
Foods, food additives and chemicals are not common triggers for asthma – they affect less than five per cent of people with asthma. They rarely trigger asthma by themselves, but can trigger asthm..
 Asthma and young children
It is estimated that approximately 15 per cent of Australian children have asthma. Asthma is one of the most common reasons for children being admitted to hospital and for missing days at school...
 Yoga and breathing exercises for asthma
Much emphasis is placed upon environmental factors in asthma prevention and treatment, but the profound role of breathing is not sufficiently acknowledged as a therapeutic option. Recent trials of bre..
 Acute asthma attack
An acute, or sudden, asthma attack is usually caused by an exposure to allergens or an upper respiratory tract infection. The severity of the attack depends on how well your underlying asthma is being..
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 Asthma and smoking
People with asthma have sensitive airways inside their lungs. Certain ‘triggers’ can make these airways narrow. If you have asthma, smoking can lead to more asthma symptoms and more frequent asthma at..
 Asthma and travel
Whether you’re taking a holiday or a work trip, you can still maintain good management of your asthma with some forward planning.
Travel insurance
Read the fine print to make sure your travel insu..
 Asthma and your workplace
There may be triggers in your workplace that make your asthma symptoms worse. This is called occupational asthma. If you find that your asthma is more manageable on the weekends and holidays than duri..
 Myths about asthma
What do each of these individuals have in common: First, an eighteen-year-old suddenly develops wheezing and shortness of breath when visiting his grandmother who happens to have a cat. Second, a thir..
 How is asthma treated?
Most asthma medications work by relaxing bronchospasm (bronchodilators) or reducing inflammation (corticosteroids). In the treatment of asthma, inhaled medications are generally preferred over tablet..
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