It's roasting outside, yet the sun beaming down on Jake Gallant as he rests in his beach chair feels great. The warm breeze wafting over his bare feels great too. He closes his eyes and listens to the soporific, relaxing sound of waves.
"This is the kind of weather I'd like to pack... Read more
Asthma-like symptoms were recorded in the earliest forms of writings going all the way back 5,000 years. With all that history, it's hard to believe we only recently started coming up with viable "guesses" as to why some people develop asthma. My favorite guess is the hygiene hypothesis.
The ancient... Read more
Well, the warm weather has finally arrived, and so has the urge to spend as much time outdoors as possible. Yet, while we asthma & allergy sufferers try to be normal, we often find ourselves a-a-achoooo-ing our way through the season.
Like many of you, I've been dealing with dreaded allergies my entire life. Perhaps... Read more
Now that I've been an RT for awhile, there's a question rolling around in my head: When I had severe asthma as a kid, was I a Goofus Asthmatic with a Goofus Doctor, or was I a legitimate Hardluck Asthmatic?
I say this because in 1984, when I was 14, my parents were forced to take me to the ER over 14 times for bad... Read more
So you watched as your or son (or daughter) struggled for air and felt helpless. You listened as his docter said the words, "Your son has asthma." Now what do you do?
Thankfully for you asthma wisdom and resources have impoved impressively since I grew up with asthma in the 1970s and 80s. While I suffered many... Read more
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