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Occupational Asthma: Your Work Caused It
You could be 30 or 40 years old and still not show symptoms of asthma. Yet gradually your lungs are changing, and the cause is related to... Read more »
Salt Therapy for Allergies, Sinusitis & Asthma: Does It Work?
Let's face it... most of us hate the idea of putting medicine, a man-made chemical substance, into our bodies. Plus the fact that medicine... Read more »
Occupational Asthma Can Take the Fun Out of Work
People often think of asthma more in terms of kids and in conjunction with allergies. That's not surprising, because asthma is the most... Read more »
Santa's Elves Working on New Asthma Medicines
Last year we wrote santa a letter which included A pragmatic Asthmatics Christmas List. Over the past year Santa and his little elves... Read more »
What is a Spacer?
A spacer is a simple device that's proven to make an inhaler work better. In fact, studies show they make an inhaler work 75 percent... Read more »
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Asthma meds may work best with regular use
A study of school-age children has found that inhaled steroids work best when they are taken regularly, rather than just during flare-ups.... Read more »
Vitamin D3 may help asthma medications work better
Asthmatics whom even high doses of steroids do not help may find relief by adding vitamin D3 to their diets. Researchers at King's College in London... Read more »
Asthmatics Exaggerating Asthma Symptoms for Sympathy: Actors C...
Read the full text of Some Asthmatics Are Good Actors and leave a comment! Read all of Rick Frea's Posts Visit Respiratory Therapy Cave, Rick... Read more »
Which Asthmatic Are You? The 11 Types of Asthma Patients
Which asthma patient are you -- The Martyr who refuses treatment, the Actor who exaggerates her symptoms or the Poor Patient whose doctor is no... Read more »
Artificial Christmas Trees May Trigger Fewer Asthma Symptoms
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... Read more »
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