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Fred Little

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posted 01/23/2009, comments (0)

Should People With Asthma Get the Pneumonia Vaccine?

In this entry, I would like to review the impact that severe infections from a common pneumonia bacterium can have on asthmatics and discuss some recent research on how this has changed immunization schedules for asthmatics. This new research has changed recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the... Read more Chevron

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Eva

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posted 01/21/2009, comments (0)

mother of child with asthma

I have been the caregiver of my doughter with severe asthma sence she was two months old . She is nine years old now and I have helped her through the ups and downs of it . She just now is haveing problems with it agin . I,ve had her asthma under control ... Read more Chevron

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Rick Frea

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A Registered Respiratory Therapist and asthmatic

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posted 01/20/2009, comments (3)

The seven benefits of having asthma

Living through an asthma attack is never fun. The good news is asthma can be controlled, and you can live a normal life with it. That in mind, and since we have to live with it anyway, no point in saying, "Why me?" Based on my experience from being a lifelong asthmatic, I have discovered seven benefits... Read more Chevron

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Kathi MacNaughton

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posted 01/14/2009, comments (0)

5 Tips For Sticking To Your Resolutions

Just about two weeks into the New Year -- how are your resolutions doing? The truth is that many of us set goals (i.e., New Years' Resolutions) that we are destined not to fulfill. It's a sad fact that it is easy to make a resolution, but extremely difficult to stick to it. And that's a shame, because sticking to the resolutions we make on New... Read more Chevron

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James Thompson, MD

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posted 01/12/2009, comments (0)

Asthma: Advances in Medications this Decade

A cure for asthma is not likely. That's the bad news. The good news is that asthma deaths have decreased and advances in medications over this decade offer a chance for improvement in prevention and control of this disease that affects more than 20 million people in America. In this post I will discuss 5... Read more Chevron

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