Your Asthma Pet Peeves: Sound Off
Saturday August 27, 2011
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
Fatal Asthma Attacks
Saturday August 27, 2011
About a year ago, 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, ... Read More
How Asthma Freindly Is Your School?
Saturday August 27, 2011
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
Head to Head Comparison of Inhaled Steroids
Friday August 19, 2011
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
Your Doctor, Asthma, And EMRs
Wednesday August 17, 2011
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
Smoking While Pregnant May Decrease Response To ICS Years Later
Monday August 15, 2011
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
Confronting Smokers When You Have Asthma
Friday August 12, 2011
Encountering someone smoking in public can be bad for your asthma. This can be of great concern to those with asthma and it can be incredibly annoying when smokers are ... Read More
Breathing Training For Your Asthma
Friday August 12, 2011
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
How Asthma Friendly Is Your School?
Thursday August 11, 2011
School is getting ready to get back into swing. How asthma friendly is your or your child's school? With school getting started all over the country it is time to ... Read More
GERD & Asthma- Which Came First
Saturday August 6, 2011
If you have asthma and GERD, which makes the other worse? Does your GERD cause asthma symptoms or does asthma cause you to experience GERD?
Almost 70% of asthma patients have ... Read More
Are You At Risk For Fatal Asthma?
Friday August 5, 2011
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
Asthma Poll- When Did You Last Discuss Your Asthma Care Plan?
Wednesday August 3, 2011
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
Severe Asthma Increases COPD Risk
Monday August 1, 2011
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