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Rick Frea

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posted 10/14/2009, comments (3)

10 Tips to Help Asthmatics Survive the Halloween Fright

You might not think of Halloween as a trigger for asthma, but it can be. From my own personal experience, I can think of no holiday worse on asthma than Halloween. In fact, my asthma acted up just about every Halloween that I participated in Trick-or-Treating until I was 11-years-old, at which time I vowed never to do it... Read more Chevron

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Kathi MacNaughton

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posted 10/14/2009, comments (0)

Take Your Asthma on the Road with a Portable Nebulizer

Many people with asthma have a nebulizer as part of their treatment plan. A nebulizer is a machine that takes a liquid asthma medication and turns it into an aerosol mist via either pressurized air or ultrasonic sound waves. Then the medicine travels through a tube, from where you breathe it into your airways. Nebulizers are used commonly... Read more Chevron

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Rick Frea

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posted 10/10/2009, comments (0)

Goofus and Gallant take their asthma to hunting camp

I'm sure you remember Joe Goofus. I introduced you to him as the asthmatic that often neglects his asthma with the intent on not missing out on any of life's fun. His most recent misadventure was last weekend at the Goofus family hunting camp. And guess what? He ended up in the emergency room again. ... Read more Chevron

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Kathi MacNaughton

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posted 10/06/2009, comments (5)

Seasonal Flu, Swine Flu and Pneumonia Vaccines for People With Asthma

For many years, asthma patients have been recommended to get annual flu shots in order to prevent the flu. As this year's fall season gets started, it is time to put your winter virus protection plan into effect, focused on the seasonal flu and pneumonia. These respiratory infections can be irritating and misery-inducing to most of the world, but... Read more Chevron

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James Thompson, MD

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posted 10/05/2009, comment (1)

Your Asthma Control Checklist for the Fall and Winter

For many of us, it's hard to believe the summer is over. Actually, those of us in the Midwest and Northeast regions of the United States aren't certain when summer 2009 began. October is typically my busiest month for managing patients with asthma. The return of children to school, the arrival of cold and flu season, the use of forced air heating... Read more Chevron

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