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Rick Frea

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posted 11/12/2009, comments (0)

Seven Ways Asthma Has Benefited My Life

As a follow up to a previous post I wrote, Seven benefits of having asthma, I thought that -- just for fun, I'd personalize this theme a bit by writing about the seven ways asthma has benefited my life. Sure there have been rough days. When I was a kid there were rough years. Still, I'm one of those people... Read more Chevron

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Kathi MacNaughton

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posted 11/11/2009, comments (0)

Asthma & the Older Adult Series: Managing Your Asthma

So, you've been diagnosed with asthma for the first time as an older adult? Well, welcome to an ever-growing club! More and more older adults are being diagnosed with asthma these days. I talked about why in the previous post in this series. But what's important to realize is that although there is no cure for asthma -- it's a chronic... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/11/2009, comments (0)

24 Signs of a Great Asthma Doctor

For those of you new to this asthma disease -- and even some of us longtimer asthmatics -- it's good to have an idea of what to expect from your asthma doctor. Yes, it is true that most asthma doctors are gallant asthma doctors. Still, it is your job as a Gallant Asthmatic to make sure you have a top notch asthma doctor... Read more Chevron

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Kathi MacNaughton

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posted 11/04/2009, comments (2)

Asthma & the Older Adult Series: Getting the Right Diagnosis

For most of this century, asthma has largely been thought of as a kids' disease. And, while it's true that more than 6 million kids in the United States alone may have asthma, asthma can come on at any age... including in the senior years. In fact, asthma in adults over the age of 65 has been growing by leaps and bounds the past couple of decades.... Read more Chevron

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Rick Frea

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posted 11/03/2009, comments (4)

Bronchodilator Anxiety

So it's 6 a.m. and I'm driving down I-75 South in Georgia in the wee hours of the morning when the anxiety strikes. I couldn't find my rescue inhaler. My Ventolin had gone missing. Did I leave it in the hotel? Did I leave it in the lobby? Did my wife pack it in the bathroom bag? I looked behind me and her head... Read more Chevron

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