Asthma August 2010 Archive

A ruling by a California court upholds the legality of the Port of Los Angeles' Clean Truck Program and may improve the air you breathe by ensuring commercial trucks preform ... Read More

Breathing training improves quality of life, but isn't likely to decrease the need for regular anti-inflammatory medication treatment in asthma according to an online report in Thorax. Researchers from the Department ... Read More

Asthma Mom recently asked her readers about what they did when encountering someone smoking in public. This can be of great concern to those with asthma and it can be ... Read More

Smoking during pregnancy may affect how your child responds to inhale corticosteroids later in life. While we have commonly heard of pregnancy related complications related to tobacco such as increased ... Read More

Does your doctor use an electronic medical record or EMR? Do you think you get better care because of it? Are you able to go in and see your medical ... Read More

Current asthma guidelines recommend treatment with inhaled corticosteroids to treat chronic inflammation once you need more than periodic rescue inhaler use. Currently, there are no recommendations that one inhaled steroid ... Read More

Earlier this week I asked how asthma friendly your school was. As you go back to school, there are number of things you can do to make sure your child's ... Read More

I ran across Sarah's asthma blog and I thought her list of pet peeves is very interesting. Do you have asthma pet peeves? Why not let us know what yours ... Read More

How asthma friendly is your or your child's school? With schools getting started over the country is time to think about your school year asthma plan. I thought I would take ... Read More

Jovante Woods, son of former  Cincinnati Bengals player Elbert "Ickey" Woods, died following an asthma attack. According to a press release from Princeton City Schools, Jovante was an important member ... Read More

While it is commonly thought that kids with asthma miss more school than their peers, a study published online in Chest from the Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas and ... Read More

Controlling your asthma can be very difficult if you don't know why you're having difficulties. Triggers are the things that cause you to wheeze and set off an asthma attack. ... Read More

Does your doctor use a certified asthma educator? Asthma educators have demonstrated knowledge, skills, and have passed a certification exam. Have you ever seen an asthma educator? What did you ... Read More

If you can see a picture or a movie, you may be more likely to watch and remember some important health information. About.com has a wonderful collection of videos to ... Read More

If you can see a picture or a movie, you may be more likely to watch and remember some important health information. About.com has a wonderful collection of videos to ... Read More

Does your doctor talk with you by email? Do you find this useful or do you wish your doctor would do this? Take the poll and leave a comment or join ... Read More