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Dehydration is not typically listed as an asthma trigger. But, based on my own experience, I am convinced there is a link between dehydration and asthma. Research linking the two...

When asthma and COPD come up in the same conversation, I’ve often heard “I didn’t cause my disease” spill out the mouth of someone with asthma. To put it bluntly, I’m...

I never really considered that my love for hot showers to soothe my fibromyalgia aches could turn into a problem for my asthma. But the tables ended up turning on...

Caregiver burnout is pretty common. It can affect you emotionally, mentally, and physically. WebMd says: "Burnout can occur when caregivers don't get the help they need, or if they try...

I ascend the stairs sandwiched between two escalators. It’s the most efficient way to get around campus—we often discussed in Physical Activity: Promotion and Adherence how few people take the...

Good asthma control is the goal of any asthma treatment program. It should allow you to do all the things you enjoy. But, you also need to know your limits...

Wake up. Some mornings, my brain begins to scan my body—specifically, my lungs. Instinctually. Others, I don’t feel the existence of my lungs; don’t think about my asthma until I...

Something a lot of asthmatics struggle with is knowing when to call your doctor. When your asthma symptoms are starting to act up or when you aren't sure about your...

This is always a scary time, and as mom to three kids with asthma, we had a lots of trips to the hospital when my kids were little. They were...

If you have the allergic type of asthma, you may have been told you shouldn't have a dog. That's a hard pill to swallow for pet lovers like me. So...

I have controlled asthma for the most part. Symptoms, I feel, are generally mild and easily controlled. The one exception is when I get a lung infection. Respiratory viruses literally...

“I had a little bird, its name was Enza. I opened up the window and in flew Enza.” That’s an old nursery rhyme. It was said by kids during the...

Over the last few days I have been watching The Staircase and listening to Canadian legal podcast The Docket (and The Docket's subsequent after show analyses of The Staircase, to...

We thought it was gone for good. But, apparently not. After being banned for seven years, Primatene Mist is now back on the market. Also, as before, it will be...

It dawned on me the other day that we have different phases of being a patient. I am currently going through the I-don’t-know-how-to-be-a-“non-research patient”-phase. There are many great things about...

It’s not always easy to know if a medicine will work for you. Likewise, when you’re using it, it’s not always easy to know if it’s working. This is where...

Earlier I explained how asthma is an abnormal immune response. Then I showed how this abnormal immune response makes your body sensitized. In this post, I aim to show you how...

For some reason, I have been coughing more this fall than I think I usually do (if only one could quantify the background cough!), but generally, my breathing has felt...

The quest to finding out who an asthma pioneer is not an easy feet. I  was recently was thinking about who discovered asthma and how did we get where we...

There are many triggers in our natural world for asthma and allergies, including pollen, mold, insect droppings and dust mites. But many of us today  also have sensitivities to not...