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Rick Frea

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16 Interesting Asthma Facts You Should Know

I recently read a book written for physicians called Fatal Asthma.  I wouldn't recommend it though, because it was a difficult read.  Yet it was filled with some excellent asthma facts I thought I'd share with you.   Now I certainly wouldn't want to rehash the same asthma facts you can get on great... Read moreChevron
posted 05/12/2009, comments (4)|
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Kathi MacNaughton

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Review: Breathless Bethany Buttercup Book

Today's post is a review of a new storybook being offered to help parents talk with--and teach--their children about asthma and how to manage it safely. The book is called Breathless Bethany Buttercup and is a collaboration between the Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) and Schering-Plough, a pharmaceutical company that... Read moreChevron
posted 05/05/2009, comments (0)|
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Smoking around asthmatic children is unwise

If common sense were to prevail, no person would ever smoke in front of kids -- especially kids with asthma.  Yet we all know it happens.   Just the other day I was paged to do a breathing treatment on a six-year-old boy with asthma.  I couldn't help but notice that both parents reeked of cigarette smoke.    As a... Read moreChevron
posted 04/14/2009, comments (2)|
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James Thompson, MD

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Third-Hand Tobacco Smoke: What's Left After The Tobacco Smoke Clears?

There are more than 400,000 tobacco-related deaths annually in the U.S. Health statistics estimate about 3,000 teenagers try and then regularly smoke cigarettes on a daily basis. It's been well documented that passive exposure to tobacco smoke increases the risk of asthma attacks, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, lung cancer, upper-respiratory tract... Read moreChevron
posted 04/13/2009, comments (2)|
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Asthma: Linked to the Nose, Throat and Stomach?

Asthma has impacted the lives of millions of people for centuries. Many millions of research dollars have unlocked some of the mysteries of how and why the lungs make you cough, wheeze, short of breath or feel tight. Several medications have been developed to remedy this sometimes life-threatening disorder yet many people still... Read moreChevron
posted 03/09/2009, comments (5)|
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