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Or you may want to be able to let others know what it is like Asthma Drug SafetyEveryone is concerned about whether or not the drugs they take are safe. The FDA has recently updated safety issues with asthma medications. The report It's Great To Go LiveI am very excited to be your new guide to asthma. I hope that you will find the information presented here both useful and interesting. You can learn a little Amazing AthleteI am always amazed and inspired by athletes who overcome chronic illness to achieve great things. I was always impressed by Jackie Joyner-Kersee, but only Total Pollen Exposure In First 3 Months Of Life May Predict AsthmaInfants with early exposure to high pollen counts are more likely to develop wheezing, one of the early symptoms of asthma, according to a recent article Asthma ComplianceHow compliant are you with your asthma medication regimen? Depending on where you look, noncompliance with asthma regimens ranges from 10-46%. 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What Having Asthma Was Like In his book Alice Will You Get The Pneumococcal Vaccine?Until now asthmatics have not been considered at risk for serious pneumococcal disease and the pneumococcal vaccine was not routinely recommended for Kids and Their Asthma MedicationAfter 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 St. Louis Most Challenging City To Live With Asthma In 2009St. 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. Asthma & StatinsAccording to a report at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology meeting in Washington, asthma patients taking statins, a cholesterol lowering Are You At Risk For Fatal Asthma?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% Have You Ever Used a Neti Pot?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 Asthma & Insurance StatusOne of the recent debates related to healthcare deals with access. The theory goes that improved access will lead to better care for chronic diseases, a Not Just Custodial Staff at Risk for Occupational Asthma in HospitalsOver the last several years, custodial/ cleaning staff have been noted to have an occupational risk because of increased reports of asthma and other respiratory Asthma Control and Your Rescue InhalerStudies of asthma have revealed that as may as 74% of asthmatics have nighttime awakenings at least awoke at least once per week, while as many as 64% may have Did You Make a New Year's Resolution?As I was flipping through some old email today I found an email to a friend outlining a very short list of New Years resolutions. This got me wondering- did any Jerome Bettis Tackling AsthmaJerome Bettis has achieved significant things in his career as a NFL football player:13,662 rushing yards over his career- 5th all-timeThird in the NFL with Heartburn Treatment Does Not Improve AsthmaA study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that treating heartburn is not an effective way to control asthma symptoms. For many years What Triggers Your Asthma?As the cold weather turns to spring, there are lots of environmental triggers that may worsen your asthma. Identifying and understanding your asthma is Have You had Lung Function Testing?While 7 in 10 physicians report obtaining lung function tests on their patients in the last year, less than 2 in 10 patients admit that they have had the test. American Saxophonist & Asthma PatientWhile Breathless may be the name of one album for award winning saxophonist Kenny G, he has not let asthma get in his way. According to the Faces of Asthma, A Single Inhaler for Your AsthmaMost asthma patients use their maintenance asthma inhaler, most commonly an inhaled steroid like Pulmicort or Flovent, and a separate rescue inhaler like A GPS Enabled Asthma InhalerHow might the technology that keeps you from getting lost in your car lead to better asthma control? David Van Sickle, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Wheezing a Tune- Ludwig von BeethovenIn addition to a number of other chronic diseases, Beethoven had significant asthma. According to the Faces of Asthma, while Beethoven was composing his musical Swine Flu & AsthmaThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an advisory because swine flu has now been identified in the United States and is apparently How Worried Are You About Swine Flu & Your AsthmaYou have probably heard the concern about swine flu and know that as an asthmatic you are at greater risk for complications related to the flu. What, if Asthma Patients Need to be Cautious and Knowledgeable of Swine FluIt is important for asthma patients to be knowledgeable of basic influenza facts and how influenza is spread according to a press release from the from the Swine Flu- How Are You Feeling This Week?As swine flu appears to be affecting more and more states, it seems federal officials are expressing a cautious optimism regarding its impact here. What do you Allergy CapitalsWith the allergy season getting into full gear you may wonder if everyone else in the U.S. is suffering as you are? The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America 10 Things You Can Do to Make Your Home More Asthma FriendlyMore than 5% of Americans have asthma causing missed days of school, work, and unwanted visits to the ER and hospital. Allergens are one of the most More Folate Associated With Lower Risk of Wheezing & AtopyHigher folate levels are associated with lower with lower IgE levels, allergic sensitization and wheezing according to Elizabeth Matsui and William Matsui of |
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