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Kathi  MacNaughton

Kathi MacNaughton

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Living with Asthma
posted 11/04/2009, comments (0)

Asthma & the Older Adult Series: Getting the Right Diagnosis

For most of this century, asthma has largely been thought of as a kids' disease. And, while it's true that more than 6 million kids in the United States alone may have asthma, asthma can come on at any age... including in the senior years. In fact, asthma in adults over the age of 65 has been growing by leaps and bounds the past couple of decades.... Read moreChevron
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Rick Frea

Rick Frea

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A Registered Respiratory Therapist and asthmatic
posted 11/03/2009, comments (2)

Bronchodilator Anxiety

So it's 6 a.m. and I'm driving down I-75 South in Georgia in the wee hours of the morning when the anxiety strikes. I couldn't find my rescue inhaler.  My Ventolin had gone missing.   Did I leave it in the hotel?  Did I leave it in the lobby?  Did my wife pack it in the bathroom bag?  I looked behind me and her head... Read moreChevron
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James Thompson, MD

James Thompson, MD

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Board Certified Allergist and Internist
posted 10/05/2009, comment (1)

Your Asthma Control Checklist for the Fall and Winter

For many of us, it's hard to believe the summer is over. Actually, those of us in the Midwest and Northeast regions of the United States aren't certain when summer 2009 began. October is typically my busiest month for managing patients with asthma. The return of children to school, the arrival of cold and flu season, the use of forced air heating... Read moreChevron
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Fred Little

Fred Little

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Doctor and Asthma Expert
posted 04/24/2009, comments (0)

A New Look At Your Rescue Inhaler

In this entry, I would like to discuss the implications of some recently published basic science research on the function of beta agonists -- the most common class of quick-relief inhalers that includes albuterol. While the research was done with mice, it has implications on human asthma treatment, particularly in light of recent controversies of... Read moreChevron
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Sloane Miller

Sloane Miller

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author & psychotherapist
posted 02/04/2009, comments (4)

What To Do With Expired Asthma Inhalers

I went on a field trip to Poughkeepsie New York to the Culinary Institute of America last week. I went to meet a Chef colleague and have lunch with their student food allergy group. Poughkeepsie is about 90 minutes by train from New York City. Halfway through my journey I was rifling around in my purse and I saw my rescue inhaler -- my old CFC... Read moreChevron
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