AAP - 24-03-2016

Admissions have been stopped at a far north Queensland hospital after patients and staff began showing symptoms of a respiratory illness. Staff

AAP - 01-02-2016

Australians embarking on DIY home renovations are at risk of contracting asbestos-related diseases and doctors are being warned to look out for it.

AAP - 15-01-2016

Queensland's minister for mines has announced a plan to tackle black lung disease, which affects coal miners, after five confirmed cases in the state.

AAP - 03-12-2015

Seafarers and cleaners are most likely to develop COPD, a type of lung disease, according to the unexpected results of a UK study. Cleaners,

AAP - 30-11-2015

Experts say pre-migration screening of immigrant children for TB needs be improved. Children born overseas make up more than half of Australia's

AAP - 11-08-2015

In a few years biotech company Novavax Inc's jab could become the first vaccine approved in the US against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV.

AAP - 23-06-2015

US researchers say millions of current and former smokers may be suffering from undiagnosed lung disease. More than half of current and former

AAP - 19-08-2014

Many asthmatics who believe their asthma is mild or moderate are not taking necessary precautions to keep their condition in check. Many