Older Australians and those with heart conditions urged to avoid bush fire smoke

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Updated January 7 2020 - 11:28am, first published 10:04am
Heart health risk from fire smoke
Heart health risk from fire smoke

Australians with conditions such as heart failure, and those aged 65 years and over are being urged to be aware of the risks to their health and the need to protect themselves from the smoke haze which continues to blanket parts of the country.

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Eileen Wood

Senior Journalist

I'm a senior news journalist at The Senior newspaper, the leading publication bringing targeted news on issues affecting older Australians. We cover NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, SA and WA. If you have a story idea I would love to hear it. You can email me: eileen.wood@thesenior.com.au or phone The Senior 02-4355-5000, mob. 0487 495 805

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