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Green inhalers cut puffer waste
18 June 2024
A simple recyclable puffer holder is allowing patients with asthma to breathe easy, while significantly reducing our impact on the environment.
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Preparation key for managing thunderstorm asthma risk
22 November 2023
If you have been out and about in Melbourne recently it is likely you will have heard someone talking about their hayfever symptoms.
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Asthma patients urged to review medication
18 September 2020
Respiratory specialists at The Alfred are urging people with asthma to review their medication after new research found one quarter of people who use inhaler controllers receive potentially toxic cumulative doses of oral corticosteroid.
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New tablet treats hayfever and thunderstorm asthma
18 June 2018
A tablet used to treat chronic hayfever could protect sufferers from future thunderstorm asthma events, researchers at The Alfred have found.
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Plan now for Thunderstorm Asthma season
7 September 2017
Spring marks the start of thunderstorm asthma season (1 September – 31 December) and doctors at the Alfred Hospital are urging people to start taking preventative measures, even if they have not suffered from asthma before.
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Asthma patients who take illicit drugs more likely to go to ICU
21 June 2016
Asthma sufferers who use illicit substances are up to eight times more likely to end up in intensive care than other asthma sufferers who are admitted to hospital, a new study from The Alfred has revealed.
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