Asthma, bronchitis, nosebleeds – residents say dump is making them sick

Only when the wealthier nearby suburbs began complaining of “toxic air” and got lawyers involved did eThekwini Metro and the Department of Environmental Affairs and the company suspected of being responsible take notice.
Communities near a hazardous waste landfill in KwaZulu-Natal on the outskirts of eThekwini Metro have been fighting the government and searching for answers behind a range of health problems suffered by families in the neighbourhood.....

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South Africa: Asthma Grid Life-Saving System Proves a Winning Formula in Switzerland for TUKS Student

An innovative, life-saving, early warning system for asthma sufferers developed by a young South African doctoral student earned him first place at an international competition.
Moses Kebalepile, a South African innovator, has walked away with this year’s top prize at the international pitchfest held in Zurich, Switzerland.
Moses is a PhD student at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, who through his doctoral studies has invented a medical diagnostic instrument called the Asthma Grid.....

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Life saving drugs listed for severe asthma

The listings of tiotropium (Spiriva Respimat) and mepolizumab (Nucala) as add-on treatments for severe asthma on the PBS has been welcomed by the National Asthma Council.
Asthma is one of Australia’s most common chronic long-term diseases affecting more than 1 in 10 people or around 2.4 million Australians. It is estimated that up to 5 to 10% have severe asthma and may have the potential to benefit from the extended listing of Spiriva and the new listing of Nucala.....

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