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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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, &...
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...