Some people think that if you have a family history of cat or dog allergies you should not expose your kids to cats or dogs. The belief is this will prevent cat and dog allergies.
Yet that theory may soon -- if it hasn't been already -- be thown into the large, heaping pile of asthma myths, along with the myth that you grow out of asthma or that asthma is a disease of the mind.
In a recent study researchers followed 565 kids from the ages of birth through age 18, and learned...
Parents and doctors beware! Antibiotic use during the first year of life probably does cause asthma! There is enough research now that... Read more »
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Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), unfortunately don't discriminate based on age. However, often times adults feel more immune to these... Read more »
Nippak and colleagues at the University of Toronto performed a research study using beagles. They examined two groups of dogs. Both... Read more »
Anyone who had chicken pox as a child is at risk for developing shingle. From the time they developed chicken pox, the varicella zoster... Read more »
See the full text of The "Wet Noodle" Technique Works For Keeping Calm During An Asthma Attack and leave a... Read more »
A woman's hormone levels normally change throughout her life for a variety of reasons, and these hormonal changes can lead to changes in her breasts.... Read more »
Read the full text of Kid Asthmatics Love Their Respiratory Therapists and leave a comment! Read all of Rick Frea's Posts Visit Respiratory... Read more »
Sometimes thing go full circle. Or is it full square, when you occasionally get stuck in a corner of life? Circle or square, the center of my... Read more »
Until recently, Migraine was considered to be an episodic disease with no long-term consequences or effects. In the last few years, however, we've... Read more »
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