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Help our Achievers puff out their chests!

Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 11:37 am | Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand

The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation is on the hunt to identify positive people with respiratory disease in your community. The countdown is on with only three weeks until nominations close on 30 September. More >>

Kicking the cough

Wednesday, 17 August 2005, 11:59 am | Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand

We know that one in four of our children has asthma, but most people don't know that New Zealand children are increasingly affected by third world respiratory diseases. Our country now has one of the highest incidence rates of respiratory illness in ... More >>

Know someone special? Nominate them for an Award

Tuesday, 9 August 2005, 4:34 pm | Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand

Nominations are now open for the Asthma and Respiratory Achievers’ Awards 2005. Did you know that at least two lads in the local rugby team, seven children in a class, ten people at the local bowls club, might struggle with their breathing? More >>

All Asthma Inhalers Need To Be Cleaned

Wednesday, 8 June 2005, 2:46 pm | Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand

The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation welcomes Pharmac’s decision to continue to offer New Zealand asthma patients a choice of asthma relievers but warns that many New Zealanders may not have their condition under control because they are not cleaning ... More >>

Healthy Homes Mean Smokefree Homes

Tuesday, 31 May 2005, 2:08 pm | Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand

Today is World Smokefree Day and the perfect opportunity to make your home smokefree. More >>

Workers Address 3rd World Respiratory Disease Rate

Thursday, 5 May 2005, 11:21 am | Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand

Respiratory Educators from around the country are gathering today in a combined effort to address the appalling rates of preventable respiratory disease in New Zealand. The two-day Community Respiratory Educators' Workshop (CREW) in Wellington is convened ... More >>

Asthma Foundation Questions Scare Tactics

Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 3:47 pm | Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand

Trumped up controversy about asthma relievers is obscuring the fact that up to half of all New Zealanders with asthma do not have their condition under control, according to the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation. More >>

Asthma Foundation Questions Scare Tactics

Wednesday, 4 May 2005, 8:47 am | Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand

Big increase in support for smokefree bars

Thursday, 28 April 2005, 9:56 am | Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand

A new survey shows that the public is right behind smokefree bars – and the biggest increase in support has come from smokers. More >>

Cuba St Bucket Fountain - Asthma Awareness Week

Wednesday, 16 March 2005, 10:03 am | Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand

What do 365 buckets of water, Pete Hodgson, Raybon Kan, Bevan Docherty and Cuba Street have in common? More >>

Keep Dampness Out - Don't Give Asthma A Home

Friday, 11 March 2005, 4:02 pm | Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand

Would anyone allow a bucket of water to be poured into their home every day of the year? More >>

Don’t Give Asthma A Home!

Friday, 4 March 2005, 4:24 pm | Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand

Too many houses are damp and cold in New Zealand leading to colds, ‘flus and aggravating asthma – and the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation wants New Zealanders to take action now to ensure our homes are dry, warm and pollution-free before the colder weather. More >>

Chronic Lung Disease – Who Wants To Know?

Wednesday, 10 November 2004, 3:32 pm | Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand

Chronic lung disease is very poorly understood, many blame the disease on the individual and even with so much attention to being smokefree there is precious little awareness about this condition that is primarily caused by smoking tobacco. More >>

Outstanding Service Medal Awarded To Dr Barry

Monday, 18 October 2004, 4:43 pm | Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand

The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation honoured Dr David Barry this weekend for his outstanding service over the past 20 years. The award was presented at the Foundation's 40th anniversary celebration at a Mayoral function in Wellington on Friday evening. More >>

Parents Urged: Protect Children From Smoky Poisons

Monday, 31 May 2004, 10:08 am | Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand

The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation is challenging smoking parents to mark World Smokefree Day by reducing their children’s exposure to second-hand smoke to zero. The challenge comes after the release of information showing that as many as one-fifth ... More >>

National Conference On Chronic Lung Disease

Thursday, 20 May 2004, 4:34 pm | Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand

The first national conference on COPD (a chronic lung disease that includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema) for community respiratory health workers was held in Wellington last week. About 120 respiratory educators and health professionals from around the ... More >>

Asthma, Martin Luther King and the Beatles

Thursday, 29 April 2004, 4:17 pm | Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand

It's 1964 - Martin Luther King is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the Beatles are touring the United States, chemotherapy is used for the first time in the treatment of cancer, the Cook Strait power cables are laid and Auckland's population reaches ... More >>

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