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Kathi MacNaughton

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Living with Asthma

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posted 09/17/2008, comments (0)

Eczema May Be a Predictor of Adult Asthma

When it comes to allergic disease, or atopy as the scientists like to call it, there are 3 main types of allergies that often go hand in hand. They are: Eczema, a skin allergy Rhinitis, a nasal allergy Asthma, a lung allergy If you have one of those kinds of allergies, it's likely that you also have at least one of the other two, or had... Read more Chevron

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Rick Frea

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A Registered Respiratory Therapist and asthmatic

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posted 09/16/2008, comments (0)

I am your respiratory therapist

Hello. I am your respiratory therapist. You can call me Rick. In the blogosphere, we refer to ourselves simply as RTs. For Asthma Central, I plan on sharing with you my asthma experiences and wisdom not just as a lifelong asthmatic, but as an RT who works with asthmatics for a living. My experiences will also be comic strips about asthma drawn by... Read more Chevron

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Fred Little

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Doctor and Asthma Expert

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posted 09/12/2008, comments (0)

Asthma and the September Epidemic

In this entry, I would like to discuss some things to think about as families go back to school in terms of asthma. One is the increase in asthma exacerbations during this period, and the other some thoughts about asthma control as kids go back to school. Asthma gets worse in SeptemberFor several years, doctors and patients have observed that... Read more Chevron

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Romelia Walters

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Asthma Educator and Asthma Allies Co-Founder

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posted 09/10/2008, comment (1)

Asthma Allies Here To Help: Introducing Romelia Rodriguez Walters

I am Romelia Rodriguez Walters and I am a certified asthma educator. When people learn about what I do in the community, the first question they ask is "Do you have asthma?" I carried an inhaler during a few of my elementary school years but never was diagnosed with asthma. Once, when I first moved to Albuquerque, I was running and became... Read more Chevron

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Joy Buchanan

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posted 09/02/2008, comments (2)

Singulair IS NOT Linked to Suicide, researchers say

Earlier this year many Singulair users got a scare when the FDA announced it was investigating the asthma drug for links to suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts. But researchers for the American Lung Association Tuesday announced that they've found no link between the asthma drug Singulair and an increased risk of suicide and... Read more Chevron

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