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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...

I LOVE the outdoors. I have since I was a little girl. I spent a lot of time outside playing sports for almost my entire childhood. When I became an...

I love to have a clean home, but struggle with the strong smell of commercial cleaners and the impact these chemicals have on our planet. I have had success with making...

One of the most frustrating things an asthmatic might be told is “it’s all in your head.” Nothing is more demeaning than being told your asthma isn't real or is...

Recently at an appointment, I was discussing my phenotype with my respirologist, and he mentioned my key tissues and, as usual, that my case is complex. For some reason, we...

For most of us, having inhalers is an integral part of our lives. Personally, I’ve had inhalers since 1980. If you’re a nerd like me, you’ve taken one apart. You’ve...

Halloween can be a fun time when you have children. Pumpkins, costumes, parties, decorations and trick-or-treating can bring the season to life. But they can also present potential health threats...

Recently, I attended a women's conference in a neighboring state. I was very excited to go, as women's conferences and retreats are one of my most favorite events to go...