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Asthma: The Good News Is It Can Be Controlled

Deaths associated with asthma attacks have decreased over the last decade but the number of people having severe asthma attacks and missing school or work because of it, has changed very little. New medications have aided doctors in tailoring treatment to the particular needs of the patient. So why haven’t asthma flare-ups and... Read more Chevron

posted 01/04/2013, comments (0)|

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James Thompson MD, Health Pro

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Board Certified Allergist and Internist

Christmas Trees May Make You Sneezy and Wheezy

Is your Christmas tree making you wheeze? Find out if artificial trees would work better for you or if you can make your natural Christmas tree more asthma friendly. Doc, I get sick every Christmas and end up missing a few days of work. I take my family out to pick a live tree the weekend after Thanksgiving every year and 1-2 weeks later my... Read more Chevron

posted 12/13/2012, comments (0)|

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Kathleen MacNaughton, Health Pro

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Nutrition and COPD - When Keeping Weight ON Is a Problem

A while back, I talked about how to eat healthy to avoid gaining too much weight when COPD makes it hard to stay active and burn calories. But many people who have COPD actually have the opposite problem -- keeping weight on. As your disease progresses and makes breathing ever more difficult, you can find that the mere act of eating a... Read more Chevron

posted 05/27/2011, comment (1)|

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Sara Roswell, Health Guide

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What AreYour Asthma Triggers, How Do You Avoid Them?

When most people think of asthma, they often think of exercise-induced asthma. Exercise is a major trigger for asthmatics, it’s true, but there are many other triggers out there. If you can determine what yours are, and learn how to minimize them in your life, your asthma symptoms will be much easier to understand and control. Personally,... Read more Chevron

posted 04/18/2011, comment (1)|

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Fred Little, Health Pro

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Doctor and Asthma Expert

Allergen of the Month: Sulfa-Containing Medications

Allergy to sulfa-containing medications is very common; these are typically antibiotics. However, not all antibiotics are pills. Doctors will sometimes prescribe antibiotic eye drops or ointments for ‘pink eye’. Several eye drop preparations contain sulfa antibiotics, and it may not occur to the patient to answer that they have any... Read more Chevron

posted 10/07/2010, comments (0)|