Patients as Partners in ResearchI’m a huge believer that our patient stories are a type of data, and that patient engagement includes using these stories as...reactionscomments
Asthma and Heart HealthWhen you think of asthma, you automatically think of the lungs and how they work to keep our bodies oxygenated and us...reactionscomments
Striving for a Better Heart With AsthmaSomething that we are consistently reminded of, as asthmatics, is our heart health. In recent years the correlation between heart disease and...reactions7comments
Air Pollution, Asthma, and Heart HealthResearch published in the European Heart Journal on March 12, 2019, made a shocking statement: air pollution now kills more people than...reactionscomments
Could Having Adult-Onset Asthma Put Your Heart at Risk?People who develop asthma in adulthood, rather than as a child, have a very different type of asthma. And now, a recent...reactionscomments
Pets Can Be Good For Your Health!I’m a cat person. Thankfully my asthma is not allergy-driven (and this article is more driven to asthmatics like me who don’t...reactionscomments
Fatigue and Asthma: My ExperienceThe staff at Asthma.net recently completed a survey with people who have asthma called Asthma In America. It examined a number of...reactions13comments
Annoying: My Asthma AdjectiveMy asthma is annoying. I feel lucky that I can write my asthma down in the same column as standing in line...reactionscomments
Hydration in Asthma"Water is an essential nutrient; moreover, it is the most abundant compound in the human body." There is a lot of talk...reactions4comments
Managing Hotels Stays When You Have AsthmaI recently drove across the country when I moved from California to the Washington DC area. The move was stressful; I donated...reactions7comments
Lung Function TestsLung function tests are important tools that healthcare providers use during the process of diagnosing a person with asthma. Lung function tests...reactionscomments
Warm Water, Hot Showers: Old Asthma Remedies?I grew up with hard-luck asthma in the 1970s. I am aware that rescue inhalers existed back then, but my doctor never...reactions31comments
Links Between Dehydration And AsthmaDehydration is not typically listed as an asthma trigger. But, based on my own experience, I am convinced there is a link...reactions7comments
Links Between Asthma and HeadacheYou may not think of asthma and headaches as being related, but apparently, they are. Actually, as with any modern study, many...reactions2comments
Wisdom Teeth Wisdom... and InhalersI had two wisdom teeth removed in mid-February. I was dreading the recovery more than the actual extraction itself, seriously. (This says...reactionscomments
Where Is My Nebulizer?It was a toss-up, between a good thing and a bad thing. I wanted to do a breathing treatment as part of...reactions1comment
Patient Leader Preferences: Spacer or No Spacer?In a recent article, we asked our Asthma.net community members to share their preferences with us on a variety of topics. There...reactions12comments
Let’s Talk Inhaled Corticosteroid Side EffectsInhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are considered a top-line treatment for asthma. Side effects are generally considered rare or negligible. Still, some asthmatics do...reactions1comment
Itchy Lung: What’s The Deal?Sometimes it feels like I have itchy lungs, but this doesn’t happen with all asthma attacks. It’s sort of a “sometimes” symptom...reactions25comments
What You Need to Know About Updraft Nebulizer Treatment for AsthmaHave you heard of updraft treatment for asthma? Are you wondering what it is or if it could help you in managing...reactionscomments
