Posts Tagged ‘lung foundation Australia’
Urgent community plea to reverse declining vaccination rates against fatal lung infection this Pneumonia Awareness Week
Lung Foundation Australia is teaming with researchers, doctors and patients Australia-wide today, during Pneumonia Awareness Week (13-20 May), to call for proactive community action to address the declining vaccination rates against pneumococcal pneumonia – an infection responsible for more than 15,000 GP visits, 8,000 hospitalisations, and 2,000 deaths among those aged over 65 each year. Their…
Read MoreOccupational exposure link to COPD found
According to an Australian study released this week, workers exposed to herbicides in their workplace are more than twice as likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by the time they reach middle age. For those exposed to pesticides, there is a 74 per cent increased chance of developing COPD. The British Medical Journal…
Read MoreAustralians unwilling to protect against fatal lung infection
Three-in-four Australian adults do not consider ‘life-threatening consequences’ as sufficient motivation to vaccinate against pneumococcal pneumonia. This is according to Lung Foundation Australia research released today (May 16, 2017) to mark Know Pneumonia Day. According to respiratory physician and Lung Foundation Australia Respiratory Infectious Disease Committee Chair, Associate Professor Lucy Morgan, Sydney, Australians are not being…
Read MoreLove Your Lungs
Team VIVA! has been working closely with Lung Foundation Australia in the lead up to this year’s Pneumonia Awareness Week, running from Monday, May 6, to Sunday May 12, 2013. Team VIVA! has been teaming with Lung Foundation Australia to urge the community to support their ‘Love Your Lungs’ campaign this Pneumonia Awareness Week, to…
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