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Kathi MacNaughton

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Allergic Shock & Asthma - A Potentially Deadly Combination

Last year, I wrote a sharepost on the AllergyNetwork.com site about allergic shock, also known as anaphylaxis or anaphylactic shock. This is an especially severe allergic reaction to something that can be life-threatening if not diagnosed and treated immediately. The most common triggers are a food allergy or a stinging insect... Read moreChevron
posted 04/22/2009, comments (0)|
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Rick Frea

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A Registered Respiratory Therapist and asthmatic
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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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Board Certified Allergist and Internist
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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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Kathi MacNaughton

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Web Tools to Help With Asthma Management

I love the World Wide Web! I find it's a great source of information, provided you know where to look. In fact, I've been known to say that there is nothing I cannot find out on the Web. So far, that boast has only been proved untrue a time or two.   As far as straight information on asthma goes, I happen to think this site,... Read moreChevron
posted 02/28/2009, comments (0)|
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