Lung Health

Most lung illnesses require special respiratory devices that you can use at home. Those with COPD, Asthma, Bronchitis or Pneumonia may find some of these breathing accessories helpful. Respiratory aids, such as air purifiers, nebulisers, or spacers can ease your breathing and maximise the effectiveness of your respiratory therapy.

If you are traveling to China or a location that has a case of coronavirus, a range of measures to protect yourself from the coronavirus are recommended by the WHO, based on hand and respiratory hygiene. The Dr Hoffman’s mask is available in Australia for protection and prevention of person to person contact.

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Australia's bushfire smoke has covered the country and air pollution levels have reached catastrophic levels, with Canberra indexing 22 times “hazardous”. Which facemask will protect you from the impact of the dangerous bushfire smoke?

Can bushfire smoke affect your asthma? During bushfire season, the air quality can drastically deteriorate posing a significant health risk for those suffering from Asthma, COPD, Chronic Bronchitis, Emphysema and heart conditions. This article will advise you on the hazards of bushfire smoke and precautions you need to take to minimise the negative effects of the bushfire smoke.

Bushfire season has hit Australia, and it’s particularly severe in 2019. While hundreds of houses, thousands of hectares of land have suffered devastation, the bushfire smoke is affecting your health, too. What can you do about the health impact of bushfire smoke?

Diseases halt our daily activities and make our life inactive. Lung diseases such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (or COPD), Asthma, Bronchitis or Pneumonia are even more debilitating as they prevent your lungs from working properly, which as an effect on your breathing process.

Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways. Due to swelling, the muscle in the airway tightens and the airway lining becomes swollen and inflamed, producing sticky mucus. The airways lining of the lungs further become narrow. This article will give you some good insights around asthma medication.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD is a treatable and preventable disease with some significant extra-pulmonary effects, which may contribute to the severity in individual patients. The pulmonary component of the COPD is precisely characterised by an airflow limitation, which is usually progressive