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Black Box Warnings for Asthma Medicines -- What Do They Mean?

It seems that asthma medicines have been in the news a lot the past few years. You might be wondering just how safe it really is to take your asthma...

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Anaphylaxis at School

If your child has any type of allergies or asthma, then anaphylaxis at school is a possiblity, even if it has never happened before. Unfortunately, anaphylaxis is often mistaken for...

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Today Is World Asthma Day 2008!

It's time once again for global asthma education and awareness, on World Asthma Day 2008. World Asthma Day is a partnership between health care groups and asthma educators to raise awareness...

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Nationwide Asthma Screenings Launched

Asthma is one of the most common chronic illnesses today, in both adults and children. The numbers of people with asthma are growing at a steady rate. However, there are...

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Trees & Asthma: Good News / Bad News

It's spring and that means tree pollen is in the air – big time. And THAT means that seasonal allergy symptoms and asthma symptoms could be on the rise as...

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Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month Launches on May 1st

May is Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month in the United States. Since it's peak allergy season, it's a great time to increase public understanding of asthma and allergies, as well...

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Inner City Air Pollution & Asthma Risk in Kids

Air pollution is both a known risk factor for asthma AND an everyday irritant for kids and adults who have asthma already. Now a new study, supported by the U.S....

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Exercise-Induced Asthma Coming to the Forefront as Elite Athletes Prepare for Olympics

The Olympic games are coming this summer and will be hosted in Beijing, China, a densely populated, air polluted urban environment. As a result, many elite athletes are worried about...

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Poll: How Do You Feel About Your HFA Inhaler?

I've talked periodically in this blog about the new HFA inhalers, and I have an article on them in my regular content on this site too: A New Look, Feel, &...

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Dust Mites & Asthma - Yes or No to Getting Rid of Them?

A retrospective review by the Cochrane Group was published this week in Copenhagen. This type of review looks at the data for many similar past studies and attempts to draw...

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