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    Friday, November 20, 2009
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    Are you an asthma suffer?  Manage your asthma or COPD with great ideas from people like you.Start here.

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    • Is Your Diet Helping (or Hurting) Your Asthma?
      Some research shows that anti-inflammatory foods and foods rich in antioxidants can help fight the inflammation that causes asthma symptoms. How does your diet shape up? Choose "Yes" if you agree with the statement or if it describes your eating habits. Choose "No" if you disagree or if the statement doesn't describe you or your eating habits.
    • Could You Be Suffering From Asthma?
      An estimated 20 million Americans suffer from asthma. Could you be one of them?
    • How Severe Is Your Asthma?
      There are generally four levels of asthma severity and which one you fall into is a major factor is how your asthma should be treated. Find out how severe your asthma may be.
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    • GERD & Asthma: What's the Connection
      GERD and asthma often go hand in hand. But which comes first? And why are they connected? Take this quiz to learn more.
    • Is Your Asthma Controlled? Take the Test
      Asthma control is the main goal of asthma treatment and it can be achieved with the right asthma treatment. Answer a few simple questions to better understand if your asthma is under control or if you need another treatment regimen to reign in your symptoms and protect your lungs from permanent damage.
    • Do you know what your asthma medicine does?
      There are several kinds of asthma medication and they do different things. Take this quiz and get the facts about asthma medicine.
    • 9 Things You Didn't Know About Asthma
      Myths, half-truths and misunderstandings abound about adult asthma. Take this quiz to test your knowledge and get the facts. Answers courtesy of “100 Questions & Answers about Your Child’s Asthma” by Claudia Plottel, MD and B Robert Feldman, MD published by Jones and Bartlett, 2007.
    • 9 Things You Should Know About Childhood Asthma
      There are many misconceptions about childhood asthma. Take this quiz to test your knowledge and get valuable tips for managing  asthma. Answers courtesy of “100 Questions & Answers about Your Child’s Asthma” by Claudia Plottel, MD and B Robert Feldman, MD published by Jones and Bartlett, 2007.
    • Is your child's school asthma friendly?
      Asthma is the most common chronic illness in America's schoolchildren and the rates continue to rise. Find out if your school is prepared to meet the needs of asthmatic students.
    • Asthma Fact or Fiction
      Think you know all there is to know about asthma? Take our quiz to debunk the many myths about this disease.
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