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    James Thompson, MD

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    posted 12/11/2008, comments (0)

    Is Your Christmas Tree Making You Wheeze?

    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 asthma flares up. Could I be allergic to my Christmas tree?     The Christmas holiday season brings more than song and joy to asthma and allergy sufferers... Read moreChevron
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    posted 12/10/2008, comments (0)

    Do Fall Babies Get More Asthma? Who Knows

    The last few weeks have seen a flurry of reports on the link between developing asthma and being born in the fall season. The articles seem to be based mainly on a recent study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, that fall babies are more prone to asthma. Health Central's Dr. Fred Little wrote a piece... Read moreChevron
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    5 Next Steps For Adults Newly Diagnosed With Asthma

    What used to be considered a childhood disease is no longer as more and more adults are being diagnosed with asthma. Of course, thousands of children are still being diagnosed with some level of asthma severity. But joining the ranks of those living with asthma are adults, primarily women. Who knows exactly what is causing this trend. Some... Read moreChevron
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    Rick Frea

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    Confessions of an asthmatic in denial

    One thing we really need to do as asthmatics is take our disease seriously. If you are diagnosed with it and your doctor prescribes preventative medicines, you should take them exactly as prescribed even when you are feeling well.   Yet, since we asthmatics are humans who just want to be normal like everyone else, some of us get caught in... Read moreChevron
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    Kathi MacNaughton

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    Eating for Better Respiratory Health... Is it Possible?

    People with asthma are often looking for more natural solutions to feeling better. Because, let's face it -- it's no fun taking medicine once or twice every day, just to keep your symptoms in check, is it?   I know I would love it if I could find a way to help my lungs and airways become healthier that didn't involve pumping some kind of... Read moreChevron
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