Starbright World- Social Networking For Teens With Chronic Disease
Thursday May 27, 2010
Asthma is a serious medical condition that can make the struggle of being an teenager even harder. Siblings of patients with asthma sometimes don't know what to do or say ... Read More
Art Therapy & Asthma
Tuesday May 25, 2010
Art therapy provides a number of benefits for children with asthma.
According to a recent article published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology from the Department of Pediatrics at ... Read More
Swimming & Asthma
Monday May 24, 2010
With the weather beginning to warm up, I thought it would be interesting to see how swimming affects your asthma. Swimming is promoted as an exercise for people with asthma ... Read More
10 Tips For the Asthmatic Gardner
Saturday May 22, 2010
I noticed in the paper today there were some tips and recommendations for planting in spring and summer. With increased time in your summer garden, the asthmatic gardener may be ... Read More
Severe Asthma Increases COPD Risk
Tuesday May 18, 2010
Severe asthma in childhood increases the risk of developing chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) according to an Australian study presented at the American Thoracic Society Conference in New Orleans.
Patients were ... Read More
Asthma Poll- When Did You Last Discuss Your Asthma Care Plan?
Monday May 17, 2010
When is the last time you discussed your asthma care plan with your doctor? If its been awhile you may want to consider as it is recommended you do so ... Read More
Are You At Risk For Fatal Asthma?
Sunday May 16, 2010
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
Taking Your Asthma Medication
Saturday May 15, 2010
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
Diet & Asthma
Monday May 10, 2010
Do you feel like diet affects your asthma? Take the poll and then leave a comment or join the discussion in the forum and let us know what foods ... Read More
Pollen Forecast and Your Asthma
Thursday May 6, 2010
Do you know what the pollen counts are like in your area? Enter your zip code at Pollen.com and get a 4 day pollen forecast to help you plan.
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Asthma and Your Child's Medication
Wednesday May 5, 2010
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
FDA Approves Alair® Bronchial Thermoplasty System
Tuesday May 4, 2010
Last week announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Alair Bronchial Thermoplasty System from Asthmatx Inc. for treatment of severe persistent asthma that we have previously discussed ... Read More
Asthma Action Plans & Your Asthma
Monday May 3, 2010
Do you have an asthma care plan that you follow and discuss with your doctor? Asthma care plans are an essential to getting your asthma under good control.
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