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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 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 »
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 »
Just when you need a household chore done, when you need volunteers for the church bake sale or just when the gym teacher asks for dodge ball... Read more »
These are the asthmatics who, regardless of how compliant they are with their preventative medicines, still have bad asthma episodes. We don't know... Read more »