Saturday, February 11, 2012

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Expert_badge Kathleen MacNaughton

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 moreChevron
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James Thompson, MD

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Board Certified Allergist and Internist

Avoid the Seasonal "Fall" in Asthma Control

There was a reason why one of my former partners and mentors referred to October as "Horrible October". Something about the 10th month of the year, in our part of the country, brings out the worst in our asthma patients. My partner, Dr. Schwartz would say, "If you don't get sick in October I wonder if you truly have asthma". I wouldn't say I fully... Read moreChevron
posted 10/18/2010, comments (0)|
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Fred Little

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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 moreChevron
posted 10/07/2010, comments (0)|
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Gerri Rivers

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Asthma Educator and Asthma Allies Co-Founder

Appointment Prep: Preparing for Your Asthma Visit

In the previous article 10 Things To Do This Month (to get your asthma under control), one of the items mentioned was the scheduling of your annual well-check asthma visit with your health care provider. Alongside of this should be a visit with an AE-C® (certified asthma educator). This article will guide you through the process of preparing... Read moreChevron
posted 03/15/2010, comments (0)|
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Sloane Miller

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author & psychotherapist

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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