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Anyone who's ever had an asthma attack knows about the chest tightness and why it occurs. Yet what about the chest soreness that occurs... Read more »
It's time for a change of pace and some fun trivia. An asthma attack is caused when exposure to your asthma triggers causes the smooth... Read more »
Asthma has traditionally been considered a disorder of the lungs. This makes sense since a tell-tale sign of this disease is difficulty... Read more »
"You're just like everybody else... Pressure!" So sang Billy Joel in his 1982 hit. Joel also has asthma. Perhaps he didn't know... Read more »
You won't look at popcorn and butter the same way again. One of the great pleasures of seeing a movie used to be getting popcorn... 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 »
New research suggests that asthmatic mothers who breastfeed may be hindering their baby's lung growth. Normally, breastfed babies have better lung... Read more »
An unusual new procedure might help asthma patients who have tried everything else to get relief for their symptoms. The procedure, called bronchial... Read more »
People don't "outgrow" their asthma. Asthma is a chronic illness and there is no cure. If you had asthma, but you no longer have asthma symptoms,... Read more »
These are adult asthmatics who sometimes have mild asthma symptoms, and when they do they take a puff or two or three or four of their quick-relief... Read more »
Lung mass, right upper lung - chest X-ray... Read more »