Is stress affecting your asthma? Stress can certainly make your asthma worse, but there are a number of things you can do including: Eating a well-balanced, healthy diet Maintaining a healthy ... Read More

As you get ready to send your child back to school, the American Lung Association recommends the following steps be taken to ensure your child has a good transition back ... Read More

As you begin getting ready to send your child back to school next month, you begin what may be a yearly discussion with school over your child's rescue inhaler and ... Read More

A number of questions have recently come up in the forum regarding software programs that might help you track your asthma, battery powered nebulizers, and peak flow meters that automatically ... Read More

Do you have a questions about asthma that you would like answered in a blog? Post a question here and see it answered in one of the weekly blogs. How ... Read More

HFA inhalers have stirred up quite a debate. Now that we are 6 months into HFA only inhalers and you have probably run out of your stash of CFC inhalers-- ... Read More

Many patients ask me about participating in clinical trials and the subject has come up frequently in the forum as well. If you are interested in participating in a clinical trial, ... Read More

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it is closely looking at possible heart related side effects associated with the use of Xolair. The interim safety report is ... Read More

A few thoughts on helping your child with asthma Help your child learn to use their inhaler properly. Proper inhaler technique is an important part of asthma control. Learn more about ... Read More

Asthmagirl had an interesting post recently about how laughter sometimes caused her to need to use her rescue inhaler. This got me thinking about asthma triggers other than the traditional ... Read More

Swimming is one of the great summer pastimes and has been long thought of as a great exercise for asthmatics. Swimming is promoted as an exercise for people with asthma because ... Read More

When you think about it, one of our most important jobs as a parent is to make sure our kids are positioned to be the best adults they can possibly ... Read More

A couple of people have recently asked about the use of exhaled nitric oxide markers as part of your asthma care plan. Exhaled nitric oxide is a marker of airway ... Read More

Ypu may have recently read a great deal about proposed health care reform. Which proposal do you think is best for your asthma? Which option do you think is best ... Read More

As you think about getting away for the holiday weekend, you need to think about your asthma. These simple steps from the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology may ... Read More

Sometimes doctors ask us questions that seem to make no sense and are clearly annoying to us. Breathinstephen outlines his 7 silliest asthma questions that doctors ask and his humorous ... Read More

A Mediterranean diet-- well known to protect your heart and decrease cancer risk-- might just also improve your asthma. While there is no one Mediterranean diet, it can be thought ... Read More