People with asthma are being urged to take their condition seriously this winter as new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics highlights concerning levels of asthma-related deaths. The latest Australian asthma death toll recorded 411 deaths in 2009: 131 males and 280 females. While this figure marks a decrease of 32 deaths, compared with 2008 levels, and a positive decline in male fatalities, the National Asthma Council Australia is warning that there is no room for complacency. Chair of the National Asthma Council Australia, Dr Noela Whitby AM, said the 2009 toll is still a concern as every death is a tragedy.
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