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I consider summer to be my second-worst asthma season (after winter) due to the heat and humidity. However, a family friend recently commented that while she used to just have...

Asthma action plans are an integral part of managing asthma. It is important for any and all asthmatics to have one, regardless of their age and/or asthma severity. Children are...

Asthma, like many diseases, is classified into different levels, or stages. This helps healthcare professionals develop the right plan of care for each person who has asthma. But what does...

So, at the present time, there are only five biologics approved for asthma. Here is a list of these biologics along with a brief description of how they work. To...

The staff at Asthma.net recently completed a survey with people who have asthma called Asthma In America. It examined a number of different factors, including asthma symptoms and their impact...

I have written all about asthma action plans in the past and really stressed their importance. If you are unfamiliar with what an asthma action plan is, it’s a written...

Part 1 of "What's all this asthma stuff?" talked about metered dose inhalers, dry powder inhalers and spacers. Today we're going to talk about: A peak flow meter is a...

We had a request from our readers for more information about "silent asthma." I was not real familiar with that term, so I went to the internet to find out...

The Hubster and I stopped for a bite to eat at a sandwich shop, and I couldn’t resist their special - a tropical flavored smoothie. With temperatures outside near 98...

An asthma trigger is anything that causes your asthma to act up. There are many different things that can be considered an asthma trigger and each person will have their...

Now that summer is in full swing, depending on where you live, you might be counting down the days until fall when the weather will begin to cool down. Cool...

A glossy insert slides out of the Weekend USA Today as I opened it to skim the news and lifestyle sections on my Amtrak home from vacation. The title font...

Even though I know it makes me feel good, and even though I have an entire degree in the subject, exercise is still one of those things that I struggle...

The question of all questions. Why is it that only some people develop asthma and allergies? Why don’t we all develop these annoying ailments? According to one educated guess, the...

The other day I was in the online patient portal for my primary care physician (PCP). I was scheduling an appointment with her for a reason that was totally unrelated...

“The work of being a patient can be a fulfilling part of a person’s life. There are the small triumphs of figuring out how to get through the day without...

Most people spend time in or around chlorinated swimming pools during summer. It’s like a modern staple of vacations and warm summer days. As adults, sometimes we swim with the...

I work in the field of public health, but most people have no idea what that means - or what we do. Even though public health has been around for...

Has anyone ever told you -- or at least hinted -- that your asthma is "all in your head?" Luckily, this doesn't happen too much these days, but there was...

It’s June 1, and I haven’t spent more than two weeks at home since the beginning of March. The longest span I spent away from home at once (and ever...