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Rick Frea

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Is Asthma All in Your Head?

In a series of articles written throughout the 1850s, Dr. Henry Hyde Salter, himself an asthmatic, wrote a series of articles about asthma that were published in the book "On Asthma: It's Pathology and Treatment." In this book he wrote that "Asthma essentially a nervous disease."   He offered the following proof:   Many patients... Read moreChevron
posted 05/13/2013, comments (0)|
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Board Certified Allergist and Asthma Specialist
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Asthma: Seven Tips on How to Save Money on Your Asthma Medications

Healthcare expenses in the United States have escalated in recent years. Insurance premiums, copays and deductibles have taken a huge bite out of the pockets of consumers. The cost of medications has proportionately soared despite the economic downturn. As an asthma care provider, I know the importance of reminding my patients to continue to take... Read moreChevron
posted 04/25/2013, comments (0)|
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Hunting Camp is Not a Place for This Asthmatic

Well, I've decided that after 30 years of trying to be a normal guy and attending hunting camp every year I'm going to quit going.  I hate to say it, but it's time to make this wise decision.    I started going when I was ten in 1980.  And I think it was that year my asthma got so bad in the night my dad had to leave camp and... Read moreChevron
posted 04/11/2013, comments (0)|
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Asthma Control: Understanding Pitfalls and Tips on What You Can Do

More than 24 million people in the U.S. have asthma. For a majority of them, it can be controlled. Death rates from asthma peaked more than a decade ago, but since then they have steadily decreased. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the control of asthma, as reflected by emergency room visits and missed work or school, has not... Read moreChevron
posted 03/08/2013, comments (0)|
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Rick Frea

Rick Frea, Health Pro

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We All Have a Little of Joe Goofus In Us -- Even Me

I thought it was funny (well, not really) when I visited my mother's house a few weeks ago and realized I forgot my rescue inhaler (So that makes me a goofus asthmatic right?)   My mother said, "You can use mine."   I said, "Awesome."   Then I squirted it and it tasted like rotten eggs.  Plus the puffer worked poorly.  I... Read moreChevron
posted 03/04/2013, comments (4)|
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