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Rick Frea

Rick Frea, Health Pro

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A Registered Respiratory Therapist and asthmatic

The Furtive Asthmatic: The Secret Puffer

If I'm feeling short of breath when there's people around, I pretend to be fine.  I remember many times in high school, way back in the 1980s to date myself, concentrating on my breathing, watching the hands of the clock, as the teacher lectured.  I didnt' want to interrupt the class.   No, that's not true.  The real reason had... Read moreChevron
posted 12/26/2012, comments (0)|
James Thompson MD

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Board Certified Allergist and Internist

Christmas Trees May Make You Sneezy and Wheezy

Is your Christmas tree making you wheeze? Find out if artificial trees would work better for you or if you can make your natural Christmas tree more asthma friendly. Doc, I get sick every Christmas and end up missing a few days of work. I take my family out to pick a live tree the weekend after Thanksgiving every year and 1-2 weeks later my... Read moreChevron
posted 12/13/2012, comments (0)|
Rick Frea

Rick Frea, Health Pro

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A Registered Respiratory Therapist and asthmatic

Doctor Anxiety: It Can Make Your Asthma Worse

I used to deny it, but I don't any more:  I have doctor anxiety, alson known as white coat fever.  It's funny if you think of it, considering I work with doctors, and many are my friends.  Yet when I'm the patient I get nervous.    It's also funny considering I've had asthma my entire life, and have dealt with many... Read moreChevron
Rick Frea

Rick Frea, Health Pro

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A Registered Respiratory Therapist and asthmatic

When Does Asthma Become Hardluck Asthma?

Hardluck Asthma is asthma that doesn't get better in response to conventional therapy.  These are your asthmatics who do everything right, they are gallant asthmatics, yet continue to have trouble with their asthma.  So when does asthma become Hardluck Asthma anyway?     Many  asthma experts will now contend that if... Read moreChevron
posted 11/30/2012, comments (0)|
Rick Frea

Rick Frea, Health Pro

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A Registered Respiratory Therapist and asthmatic

10 reasons for Asthmatics to be Thankful

Well, it's Thanksgiving time of year, and as usual I think it's time to sit down and ponder all the things we should be thankful for.  Being that this is an asthma site, I'm going to give 10 reasons we asthmatics should be thankful.   1.  Doctors today have a pretty good understanding of what asthma is, that it's a disease of... Read moreChevron
posted 11/26/2012, comments (0)|

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