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“He couldn’t breathe, so I gave him his EpiPen. He let out one gasp, then another and another. He was…
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Breathing During Exercise Q&A
Regular physical activity is recommended for people with asthma, but it is also a common trigger for asthma symptoms….
Paramedic urges: don’t delay asking your doctor about asthma
Jude Barnes often pulls long overnight shifts as a paramedic in Hobart, responding to people in medical crisis, including…
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72 year old diagnosed with adult-onset asthma
When the frigid winter winds sweep into Tasmania and wood heater smoke fills the air, retiree Mary Keller knows it’s…
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NAIDOC Week – Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! Asthma Australia celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff
In honour of NAIDOC week, we are celebrating our amazing Graphic Designer Danielle. As well as being incredibly talented at creating Asthma Australia’s visual…
Breathing in Cold Weather Q&A
Breathing in cold weather comes with many challenges, particularly for people with asthma. Not only is cold air a…
Steph’s sudden asthma attacks left her husband ‘preparing for the worst’
“There was no airflow into my left lung.” Like many people with asthma, Stephanie Lanteri has had it since childhood and it always flare-ups during…
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How to save money at the chemist this spring
Jump to Hay fever medication savings Jump to Asthma medication savings Achoo! Did you know that approximately 80 per…
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Asthma put Jasmine in hospital at Christmas – she felt like she was suffocating
It should have been an amazing Christmas for Jasmine. Jasmine and her husband Pete had just brought their newborn twins Leo and Eliza, home and they…
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WHO double down on air pollution guidelines
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released new air quality guidelines that significantly lower recommended exposure levels. For the 2.7 million…