Some of the most effective asthma medicines are inhaled steroids, and the downside to this is that the word "steroid" has a bad reputation. But what many people don't understand is that the steroids that have caused that negative publicity are NOT the kind of steroids that asthma sufferers take. In fact, the steroids that people... Read more
Have you ever been to Knoxville, Tennessee? I have, or at least I've driven through it... it's lovely, set in the rolling green foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. But apparently, it's not as nice as it looks, at least not for those of us who have asthma. For the third time in five years, Knoxville has been named the top... Read more
I've been hearing about the need for health care reform for at least the past couple of decades. And problems such as lack of insurance, insurance fraud and rising medical care prices have been around longer than that. Health care reform was the cornerstone of Bill Clinton's first presidential campaign and is a central issue in many... Read more
Asthma and allergy triggers can lurk almost everywhere in our homes, even when we try to control and eliminate them. They're in our carpets, bedding, furniture, stuffed toys, under our sinks and hiding in our closets, attics, and basements. Mold spores, pollen, animal dander, and dust mites are tiny but numerous. But help is on the way. A... Read more
The NIH's treatment guidelines for asthma classify asthma by severity, with severe persistent asthma being the most severe type and mild intermittent being the mildest type of asthma. Now, new research suggests that severe asthma may be an entirely different kind of asthma from the milder forms. The Severe Asthma Research Program (SARP... Read more
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