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Have you ever taken a trip up to the mountains and noticed your asthma symptoms start to worsen? I know I have. I can remember countless trips up to the...

Yep, not kidding. I was recently shopping for a new spacer for my inhaler, and my search showed spacers for cats and dogs. Then I burst out laughing. You see...

Giving can seem like a one way street. We let go of something that belongs to us - often my money or clothing or food - so that someone in...

I had the recent opportunity to hear a wonderful speaker at a conference. Her name is Ai Jen Poo and she is the creator of an entire movement committed to caregivers...

Recently, we took a trip to Moab, Utah, to hike in Arches National Park and see the world-famous Delicate Arch. The elevation is a little over 4,000 feet which is...

One of the most recently defined asthma subgroups is severe asthma. It was first defined about 20 years ago. This was when physicians recognized 5-10% of asthmatics did not respond...

The two words that seem to make everyone squirm: medication compliance. The two words apart from each other aren't bad but when they are put together have a negative connotation...

There are many phrases I have heard that summarize life as a patient. Some of my favorites are "Being a patient is a full-time job, on top of my full-time...

Asthma is now considered an umbrella term under which various asthma subgroups fall. Modern terms for subgroups are phenotypes and endotypes. So, what are subgroups, phenotypes, and endotypes anyway? Here...

So, you have a Nebulizer System. One of the main reasons you have it is to inhale medicine to help you breathe easier. Here are some tips to making sure...

Since I was diagnosed with asthma in 2008, I’ve gotten a flu shot every year as recommended. My first flu shot season was, ridiculously, 2009, the year that H1N1 had...

This is Part 2 in the Life Cycle Sessions series, providing an overview of research presented at Asthma Canada’s Breathe Easy: The Life Cycle of Asthma conference in Toronto, Ontario, on...

Not long after booking my flight to Toronto for the Life Cycle of Asthma Conference hosted by Asthma Canada (disclosure below), I checked out the finalized agenda for the conference...

When I was first diagnosed with asthma, I went to the pharmacy< and picked up a rescue inhaler. I went home, ready to take some medicine to help me breathe...

Asthma is a pain in the butt, sometimes. Sure, that's probably true for asthma in and of itself, but I'm referring to systemic corticosteroid injections. Those of us with asthma...

On Friday night I was sitting at home, minding my own business and probably reading something in the Heather Wells series of books by Meg Cabot, when I got visually distracted...

This fall I have found a renewed energy for asthma advocacy. I guess I am a bit fired up from a month of having some invigorating chats and planning sessions...

If you're noticing that your asthma symptoms have worsened lately, it might be due to autumn asthma triggers. Triggers that are presented as summer fades into autumn include both ragweed...

As a Certified Asthma Educator, (AE-C), I love teaching families about asthma. Especially since I live with asthma and have three kids who inherited asthma from me. So, it's a...

No, thrush is not the name of a band. It’s not the name of a WWE championship wrestler. In actuality, it’s a slang term for a fungal infection. I did...