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Links to information about asthma in children and young people, including management through medicines, first aid plans and exercise.
Reviewed July 2008
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Emergency Asthma Management course
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The Asthma Foundation of Victoria
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The nationally accredited Course in Emergency Asthma Management is designed to promote standardised protocols for treating an asthma emergency, raise awareness of asthma and emergency asthma management, promote development of an asthma policy and provide a registration protocol which enables access to reliever medication for first aid kits.
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Aug 2008
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Asthma and diet in early childhood
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing,National Asthma Council Australia (NAC)
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In many cases, asthma is related to a family tendency towards allergy. Avoiding the development of food allergies may help to delay the onset of asthma.
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Mar 2005
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Anti-leukotriene drugs - clinical applications. Childhood asthma
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Australian Prescriber
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Two short items about asthma medication. The anti-leukotrienes are new drugs for the treatment of asthma. As they can be taken by mouth, they may be helpful for people who cannot use an inhaler. Asthma is very common in children. Most children will have infrequent symptoms and outgrow their asthma.
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Jan 1999
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| Title: |
Emergency management of asthma
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National Asthma Council Australia (NAC)
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| Description: |
Chart produced by the Australian College for Emergency Medicine to assist in determining and managing differing levels of severity of asthma attacks.
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Aug 2005
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Asthma children and smoking
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Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
Parents who smoke put their children at greater risk of developing asthma. If a child already has the condition, cigarette smoke will provoke more frequent and more severe asthma attacks.
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Feb 2007
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Asthma - Livina and Geoff's story
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Better Health Channel
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| Description: |
Geoff and Lavinia have two daughters with asthma. Geoff has also had asthma since childhood. They have encouraged their children to manage their asthma and enjoy an active, healthy lifestyle.
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Dec 2003
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Asthma and infant bedding: a guide for health professionals
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing,National Asthma Council Australia (NAC)
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| Description: |
The aim of this paper is to provide an up-to-date evidence-based summary of the issues around asthma and infant bedding.
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| Date: |
Mar 2005
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Asthma and wheezing in the first years of life
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing,National Asthma Council Australia (NAC)
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| Description: |
Wheezing occurs when lower airways are narrow or constricted - breathing feels difficult and there is a whistling sound in the chest on breathing out. Wheezing is a symptom of asthma and other lower respiratory conditions (such as the viral condition bronchiolitis).
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| Date: |
Mar 2005
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Asthma and infant bedding
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Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing,National Asthma Council Australia (NAC)
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| Description: |
The main reason bedding has been associated with the development of allergy or asthma is that it provides the perfect environment for the house dust mite. Infants in particular spend a large amount of time in bed and this may increase their risk of becoming allergic.
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Mar 2005
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Asthma and breastfeeding
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Better Health Channel
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Breastfeeding can significantly reduce the risk of your baby developing childhood asthma and other allergies. To gain the full benefit, you need to breastfeed for at least the first six months.
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Feb 2007
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Asthma (easy read)
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
Who gets it? Some kids are born with asthma. Some kids get asthma when something around them starts it off.
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Jul 2007
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Asthma First Aid Plan [Chinese]
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Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
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| Description: |
If a child has difficulty breathing or his/her asthma deteriorates, follow the following steps of Asthma First Aid Plan while waiting for the ambulance to arrive
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| Date: |
Jul 2003
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Asthma and the hygiene hypothesis
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| Publisher: |
myDr
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| Description: |
Read all about the hygiene hypothesis, and how it relates to increased prevalence of asthma throughout the world.
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| Date: |
Mar 2003
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Breastfeeding and childhood asthma
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Australian Breastfeeding Association
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| Description: |
This article describes some of the benefits of breastfeeding which last through childhood beyond the time when a child is actually breastfeeding. Specific components in human milk may promote maturation of the immune system.
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Nov 1999
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Is there a hidden health hazard in your roof?
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| Publisher: |
Multicultural Health Communication Service (NSW)
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The problem with dust pouring (or even just leaking) into a house from the roof cavity isn't just the fact that it's dirty - it can also be harmful to the health of people living in the house. That's why anyone who's considering renovating their house, or who has a damaged ceiling, needs to be aware of this problem.
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Oct 1999
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Physical activity for children
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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| Description: |
Exercise is good for growing children as well as for adults. It keeps muscles stronger, increases flexibility and makes them feel better as well as making it easier to maintain a healthy weight.
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| Date: |
Nov 2008
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Selected chronic diseases among Australia's children
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
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This bulletin presents information on the incidence, prevalence and trends for three of the major chronic diseases among children-asthma, diabetes and cancer.
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Aug 2005
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