It’s time to drag out the Chrissie decorations, put up the tree and get into the spirit of the festive season.
But, the National Asthma Council Australia is warning people with asthma to beware of the hidden asthma triggers lurking amongst all that Christmas merriment.

UT Southwestern Medical Center is among 10 institutions selected by the National Institutes of Health to share $56 million over five years as part of the Inner City Asthma Consortium (ICAC).
The ICAC, which receives funding through the NIH’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, investigates novel treatments and causes of asthma in urban children.

Hay fever sufferers and people with asthma; beware – peak pollen season is now until late November, according to the latest asthma alert issued by the National Asthma Council Australia.
"There is so much hype at the start of spring about pollen-triggered asthma and allergy that many people don’t realise that the real danger period is [...]