Information and opinions on health from EllyBee at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/606787/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/606787/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/606787/index http://www.healthcentral.com/asthma/c/606787/56500/learning-control Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:31:28 -0500 EllyBee I was staying at a hotel and didn't think twice about walking through a crowd of smokers.  By the time I reached the end of the sidewalk and went to draw a breath of fresh air, I couldn't breathe.  After a full minute of struggling to take a breath, I realized I was in trouble.  It was a full two days later before I realized how close to death I had come.  That trip to the hospital wasn't my first.  To say my... http://www.healthcentral.com/asthma/c/606787/56500/learning-control