Neti pots have been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show and many people all over the internet are singing their praises. Basically a neti pot is a form of nasal ... Read More

Does your asthma worsen after taking Monosodium glutamate or MSG? Severe and poorly controlled asthmatics are potentially at risk for worsening asthma after ingesting MSG. What Is MSG? MSG is a flavor ... Read More

Never Discount the Severity of an Asthma Exacerbation Asthma exacerbations can be life threatening and can occur in anyone with mild to severe asthma. Only 33% of asthma deaths occur in ... Read More

According to a report at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology meeting in Washington, asthma patients taking statins, a cholesterol lowering medication, were 33% less likely to be ... Read More

St. Louis, MO is the most challenging place in the U.S. to live with asthma according to a study scoring 12 factors related to asthma in the 100 largest U.S. ... Read More

After seeing the picture below I wondered how many parents struggle with getting their kids to take their asthma meds. I think having kids give their medication to their favorite ... Read More

A rock singer, song writer, and musician known for his shocking stage shows and also happens to have asthma. What Having Asthma Was Like In his book Alice Cooper, Golf Monster A ... Read More

Until now asthmatics have not been considered at risk for serious pneumococcal disease and the pneumococcal vaccine was not routinely recommended for asthmatics. Based on the new recommendation that adult ... Read More

Getting shots is no fun and you have had your flu shot, but should you get the pneumonia shot or pneumococcal vaccine as well? Evidence To Support Recommendation Was Lacking A 2008 ... Read More

Have you ever asked your doctor for antibiotics even though your doctor is not recommending them? This can often be a uncomfortable situation for a parent and a doctor.A study ... Read More

As many of you may have seen from my bio, I am a principal investigator or a team leader responsible for clinical trials. Clinical trials can be great for patients ... Read More

Do you use CAM treatments in your asthma? Take the poll and go to Forum and talk about how you use CAM for your asthma.

Do you ever feel your asthma is worse after cleaning your house? If you do you are not alone. According to a recent article in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma ... Read More

Nearly 25% of adults with asthma smoke and, unfortunately, most probably began smoking when they were young. Tobacco smoke irritates the lungs and makes asthma worse. An important Congressional Committee ... Read More

How compliant are you with your asthma medication regimen? Depending on where you look, noncompliance with asthma regimens ranges from 10-46%. According to Katie M Buston and Stuart F Wood ... Read More

Living with severe asthma can be very scary. The Johnson and Johnson Health Channel has published an interesting video looking at one woman's struggle with severe asthma and the impact ... Read More