"You're just like everybody else... Pressure!"
So sang Billy Joel in his 1982 hit. Joel also has asthma. Perhaps he didn't know pressure (stress) can affect the lungs, or he might have added this little tid bit to his song.
"His asthma hit... He felt like a fish out of water... Pressure!" He may have added to the song.
Yet while asthma can cause pressure, pressure can also be an asthma trigger. New studies also show that pressure can also cause one to develop asthma. How...
One of the things I like to do in my spare time is go to Google books and peruse through old asthma books. It's interesting to read what... Read more »
In Part I we talked about how your doctor figures out if you have COPD or if it is asthma or pneumonia instead. Here in Part II we will... Read more »
How does your doctor go about figuring out what is wrong with you and arrive at the correct diagnosis? Let's begin with a story, something... Read more »
As far back as 400 B.C. Hippocrates observed that asthma tends to run in families. Starting in the 1990s scientists started discovering... Read more »
You wouldn't think there'd be a link between the stomach and asthma, yet even as far back as the 1970s asthma experts noticed a connection... 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 »
What is asthma? Asthma is a disease in which the airways become blocked or narrowed. These effects are usually temporary, but they cause shortness of... 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 »
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