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Fred Little

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

Gerri Rivers, Health Guide

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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)|
Sloane Miller

Sloane Miller, Health Guide

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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
Romelia Walters

Romelia Walters, Health Guide

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Asthma Educator and Asthma Allies Co-Founder

5 Next Steps For Adults Newly Diagnosed With Asthma

What used to be considered a childhood disease is no longer as more and more adults are being diagnosed with asthma. Of course, thousands of children are still being diagnosed with some level of asthma severity. But joining the ranks of those living with asthma are adults, primarily women. Who knows exactly what is causing this trend. Some... Read moreChevron
Nancy Sanker

Nancy Sanker, Health Guide

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Asthma Advocate

Falling into the Health Insurance Chasm With Asthma

So what happens when your 28-year-old son has an unexpected health insurance gap and is sick? You get a blazing-fast education in how to find a health care professional who will even see you without that magic card and then you try to figure out how to finance the required tests and then, the toughest part, you try to find asthma medications... Read moreChevron

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