My yearly routine includes talking to school staff about my son's asthma, filling out the appropriate forms and double-checking where his meds would be stored. It is a back-to-school challenge that can leave parents, not the students, breathless!
Information from a recent American Lung Association (ALA) online survey of parents of children with asthma is somewhat disconcerting. It addressed parents' awareness of state laws allowing students to carry/ use inhalers, students' access to...
Asthma treatment is all about control. Control is the main goal of asthma treatment, as outlined in both the U.S. asthma management... Read more »
To put it bluntly, inhalers are a gift to people with lung diseases from God. It's asthma medicine made easy. Albuterol... Read more »
We asthmatics are quite creative. We come up with some unique and creative places to store our inhalers -- at least I do anyway. Below... Read more »
Although asthma death rates have declined, it continues to be a leading cause of missed work and school in the United States. The National... Read more »
Think about this. There are many asthmatic adults who are embarrassed or too modest to seek medical attention. Many are even so modest... Read more »
A bronchdodilator is a quick-relief asthma medicine that relaxes the airways in the lungs so it's easier to breathe. They are often prescribed in... Read more »
Read the full text of How to Spot a Bronchodilatoraholic and leave a comment! Read all of Rick Frea's posts Visit Repiratory Therapy Cave, Rick... Read more »
Read the full text of Confessions of a Former "Bronchodilatoraholic" and leave a comment! Read all of Rick Frea's Posts Visit Respiratory Therapy... Read more »
Many doctors recommend taking a double dose of inhaled steroids in order to get an impending asthma attack under control, but a new study suggests it... Read more »
Asthma patients may be relying too much on rescue inhalers to control their asthma and too little on effective asthma management drugs, a recent... Read more »
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