Asthma app to help Perth sufferers clear the air

A new warning system that would send WA asthma sufferers personalised alerts about air pollution and pollen is being investigated.
It comes after parts of Perth were blanketed by smog from prescribed burns being carried out in the cooler weather.
Asthma WA chief operating officer Ian Craig said early talks were being set up with government agencies to work out how to combine weather forecasting with information on controlled burns and bushfires.
Mr Craig said an early warning system for asthmatics would save lives, with more than 400 Australians dying from asthma each year.....

Read more here: thewest.com.au

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Finnish study examines links between type 1 diabetes and asthma

New light has been shed on the association between type 1 diabetes and asthma by an international study.
The two conditions have been linked by previous studies but now research from Finland suggests having asthma increases the risk of type 1 diabetes by 41 per cent. Those with type 1 diabetes, however, have a decreased risk of developing asthma by 18 per cent.
Dr Johanna Metsala, from the National Institute for Health and Welfare based in Helsinki, is the lead researcher in a study which has just been presented at the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Congress 2017.....

Read more here: diabetes.co.uk

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Teen asthmatics embarrassed to use inhalers due to TV stereotypes

Asthmatic teenagers are putting themselves at risk of death by not using inhalers because the condition is portrayed as “weakness” in film and on television.
A new report found young people with the respiratory illness are on average using their inhalers just a quarter of the recommended time because of social embarrassment.
Experts are calling on GPs to discuss peer pressure issues with their younger asthmatic patients and emphasise the dangers of ignoring the condition.....

Read more here: telegraph.co.uk