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James Thompson, MD

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Board Certified Allergist and Internist

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posted 06/29/2009, comments (0)

"When Can I Stop My Asthma Medication?"

This is a common question in my office and invariably leads to several minutes of discussion with asthma patients and parents. There is no cure for asthma and, contrary to widely held belief, people do not "outgrow" asthma. It took a long time for me to convince my asthmatic wife that asthma is life-long but, with good treatment, it may go into... Read more Chevron

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Kathi MacNaughton

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Living with Asthma

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posted 06/17/2009, comments (5)

Asthma Research Update - Some of the Latest Studies About Asthma & Asthma Treatment

One of the silver linings to the fact that asthma has now reached epidemic proportions worldwide is that a lot of money is poured into research on asthma, its causes and its treatments. So, there are always new study reports being released. And as a result, treatment is moving forward at a steady pace. It's my dream that a cure for asthma will... Read more Chevron

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Rick Frea

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A Registered Respiratory Therapist and asthmatic

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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 Chevron

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Fred Little

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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 more Chevron

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Sloane Miller

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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 more Chevron

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