Nusrat Homaira

Sep 17, 2024 | dailybulletin.com.au | UNSW Sydney |Nusrat Homaira

We may think of air pollution as an outdoor problem, made up of car exhaust and smog. But if the air inside our homes is polluted, this can also affect our health. In Australia, around 12% of childhood asthma can be attributed to gas stoves and the toxic chemicals they release into the air. And while there’s a growing push to phase out gas indoors, some 38% of Australian households rely on natural gas for cooking.

Sep 14, 2024 | medicalxpress.com | Nusrat Homaira

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Sep 13, 2024 | tolerance.ca | Nusrat Homaira |UNSW Sydney

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Sep 13, 2024 | theconversation.com | Nusrat Homaira

We may think of air pollution as an outdoor problem, made up of car exhaust and smog. But if the air inside our homes is polluted, this can also affect our health. In Australia, around 12% of childhood asthma can be attributed to gas stoves and the toxic chemicals they release into the air. And while there’s a growing push to phase out gas indoors, some 38% of Australian households rely on natural gas for cooking.

Mar 19, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Shivanthan Shanthikumar |Nusrat Homaira |Brett Montgomery |Harriet Hiscock

To the editor, The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) recently released a report regarding Asthma in Australia, including trends over the past 5 years, and pediatric-specific data.1 It used national data sets to assess prevalence, disease burden, and the state of asthma care against a set of predetermined “National Asthma Indicators.” Unfortunately, the report highlights several worrying results regarding pediatric asthma in Australia.