Poor report card on asthma in Australia Emotional stress over asthma in pregnancy can lead to pre-term birth Health leaders slam NZ tobacco company’s plans to export four million cigarettes a year to Australia Evidence of corticosteroid inhalers being inappropriately prescribed for chest infections System is failing many young Australians who have complex health problems Canberra conference addresses lung disorders that affect one in four families Looming health and economic crisis over lung disease in working age Australians Social media pilot project to help young people ‘tag’ into smoke free stand New Lung Health Alliance Launched 31 March 2012