All SharePosts Relating To "Asthma"
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posted 06/17/2009, comments (0)
The Hygiene Hypothesis: Does Cleanliness Cause Asthma?
Asthma-like symptoms were recorded in the earliest forms of writings going all the way back 5,000 years. With all that history, it's hard to believe we only recently started coming up with viable "guesses" as to why some people develop asthma. My favorite guess is the hygiene hypothesis. The ancient... Read more
posted 06/16/2009, comments (2)
Asthma or Heart
My wife, born in 1944, was diagnosed with asthma at age 15. She used prescription inhalers since then with several trips to the ER over the years. Major attacks came after being emotionally upset. She was active physically taking dance lessons, able to walk miles and miles, but when upset she had problems breathing. ... Read more
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posted 06/10/2009, comments (0)
19 Tips to Avoiding Allergens That Aren't Exactly Fun to Follow
Well, the warm weather has finally arrived, and so has the urge to spend as much time outdoors as possible. Yet, while we asthma & allergy sufferers try to be normal, we often find ourselves a-a-achoooo-ing our way through the season. Like many of you, I've been dealing with dreaded allergies my entire life. Perhaps... Read more
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posted 06/03/2009, comments (0)
The Journey of a Hardluck Asthmatic to Gallant Asthmatic
Now that I've been an RT for awhile, there's a question rolling around in my head: When I had severe asthma as a kid, was I a Goofus Asthmatic with a Goofus Doctor, or was I a legitimate Hardluck Asthmatic? I say this because in 1984, when I was 14, my parents were forced to take me to the ER over 14 times for bad... Read more
