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Press archive

2008

• Sleep apnea a stand-alone mortality risk
  Aug
  
  
• New Woolcock research finds majority of people use asthma medications incorrectly - pharmacists as educators can improve asthma outcomes
  June
  
  
• Sleep apnea is an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality
  June
  
  
• New breathing exercises help manage asthma
  May
  
  
• Actual Use Of Asthma Medications Contradicts Guidelines
  March
  
  
• Woolcock Research Reveals Treatment for Mild Asthma Improves Lung Function
  March
  
  
• Woolcock Institute Appoints New Chairman
  March
  
  
• Woolcock Institute of Medical Research Spokespeople
  February
  
  
• Australia needs to be awake to sleepiness
  January
  
  

   

2007

• Woolcock Institute of Medical Research Spokespeople
  December
  
  
• Dust Mite Levels In Sydney Are Seasonal
  November
  
  
• Australian Doctor appointed President of World Sleep Federation
  November
  
  
• New Approach To Peak Flow Monitoring for Asthma
  October
  
  
• Breathless - Old Age Or Asthma?
  September
  
  
• New Sleep Maintenance Treatment Being Studied
  August
  
  
• Stage Two of Lane Cove Tunnel Air Quality Study Commences
  July
  
  
• New Research Links Snoring in Children with Allergies
  June
  
  
• Vacuum cleaning ineffective in allergy avoidance
  May
  
  
• Woolcock Institute investigates links between Obesity, Testosterone and Sleep Apnea
  May
  
  
• New Research Helps Overcome Major CPAP Problem
  May
  
  
• Government Fails Sleepy Judge Dodd
  May
  
  
• First Nationwide Child Health and Air Pollution Study Commences
  April
  
  
• New Sleep Research Study Commences at the Woolcock Institute February
  

   

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2006

• New Health Study on Lane Cove Tunnel
  October
  
  
• International Research Study to Test New Treatment for Insomnia
  October
  
  
• Medical/Media Awards recognise researcher’s media talent
  October
  
  
• Woolcock Institute Celebrates 25 Years of Medical Research
  August
  
  
• Inner-Sydney Study to Investigate Causes of Hayfever and Seasonal allergies
  July
  
  
• Avoiding House Dust Mites and Changing Diet Proves Ineffective
  June
  
  
• Non-Drug Interventions Prove Useful In Controlling Asthma Symptoms
  June
  
  
• NSW's Sleepy State Impacting on Public Health
  June
  
  
• ASTHMA - An Occupational Hazard?
  June
  
  
• Woolcock Institute of Medical Research Spokespeople
  May
  
  
• Better for asthmatics to stay on medication
  May
  
  
• New Experimental Treatment for Insomnia Investigated
  May
  
  
• 'Exacerbations' an exasperation for asthma sufferers
  May
  
  
• New data on cat ownership and risks of asthma and allergies in children
  March
  

   

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2005

• QUIT Smoking for a Good Nights Sleep
  October
  
  
• Michael Egan joins Woolcock Institute of Medical Research Board of Governors
  August
  
  
• Better management of asthma possible
  August
  
  
• Search is on for drug to treat sleep apnea
  July
  
  
• Obese people incorrectly diagnosed with asthma
  May
  
  
• New Allergen Sources Discovered
  May
  
  
• Sydney Research Institute raises concerns about sleepy doctors
  April
  
  
• Nasal Filter New Weapon Against Hay Fever
  April
  
  
• Breathing Exercises Help Reduce the Use of Asthma Medications
  March
  

   

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2004

• Lucy Turnbull joins the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research Board November
  
  
• Symposium counts the cost of Sleep Loss
  November
  
  
• Household heaters Linked to Asthma
  August
  
  
• Wallabies to wear sunnies to South Africa
  August
  
  
• Scientists A Step Closer to Finding A Cure For Asthma
  August
  
  
• Clinical Tests Prove Nasal Filter Effective
  June
  
  
• Study first links weather with native pollen distribution
  May
  
  
• Study Links Younger Parents With Early Asthma Diagnosis
  March
  
  
• Weather Conditions A Key Trigger For Asthma And Allergies
  March
  
  
• Predicting adult asthma
  Jan
  

   

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2003

• Testosterone Use leads to Vicious Cycle for Older Men
  August
  
  
• NASA Technology Arrives in Australia
  August
  
  
• Tired Staff make for a Dangerous and Unproductive Workplace
  August
  
  
• MOU Signing Creates Largest Respiratory Research Network in Southern Hemisphere
  April
  
  
• High Court Must Revisit Law on Fall Asleep Road Accidents
  April
  
  
• BCG Vaccine Stops People Developing Asthma
  April
  
  
• Childhood Asthma Prevalence Rates Finally Stop Increasing
  April
  
  
• Drug Free Asthma Management Techniques to be Trialled
  February
  

   

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2002

• Reduced Doses of Steroids for Asthmatics to be Trialled
  November
  
  
• Nasal Filter for Hayfever Sufferers Invented
  October
  
  
• Institute of Respiratory Medicine Re-Named
  September
  
  
• Can't Sleep - Help is on the Way
  September
  
  
• New Emphysema Drug To Be Trialled In Australia
  September
  
  
• Australia's Largest Sleep Survey Commences Today
  September
  
  
• Belmont asthma and allergy study summary of results
  July
  
  
• 20th anniversary for Belmont asthma and allergy research study
  July
  
  
• Twenty year asthma study a world leader
  July
  
  
• International medical scientist exchange program established
  June
  
  
• New research study into restless legs syndrome
  June
  
  
• Asthma Monitoring Centre gets $600,000 kick-start
  May
  
  
• A simple cough test that could identify children with asthma
  March
  
  
• University of Sydney O'Week Survey Results
  March
  
  
• New research into mild asthma
  March
  
  
• Russell Crowe Supports Institute of Respiratory Medicine
  February
  

   

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2001

• Cats and dogs can breathe a sigh of relief
  October
  
  
• Passive smoking causes thousands of preventable hospitalisations among kids each year, says IRM
  October
  
  
• Science is cool say Tall Poppies
  September
  
  
• Australia's childhood asthma rates still among the world's highest
  August
  
  
• Now doctors will ask asthma patients to help choose the treatment
  July
  
  
• Obituary - Professor Ann J Woolcock
  March
  
  
• World Asthma Day
  - May 3 The Importance of Clinical Research Trials
  May
  

   

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2000

• Is That 'Cat' You're Wearing?
  December

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