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Over the last couple of weeks, I have been dealing with lots of triggers. I am generally excellent at minimizing exposure to triggers but, sometimes you just have to make the...

If you're like me, weather can be a pretty gnarly trigger for my asthma. I joke with my friends and family that my lungs are a barometer and can tell...

I was recently asked to describe my asthma in one word, and the first word to come into my mind was, “beneficial.” I know this shocks most, if not all...

When I worked in a school-aged daycare centre, I regularly cared for kids with asthma. Though their asthma was rarely on the front of their minds, fortunately, I saw these...

A couple of weeks ago, I had an encounter an interesting situation in the in the Diagnostic Imagining waiting room. There was an older couple waiting for their name to...

The goal of any asthma treatment program is to prevent and control asthma. Still, there may be times when your asthma gets the best of you. Here is what actually...

In my daily life, jeans, tshirts and hoodies are my staples. I write (from my kitchen) and spend a few hours a week hanging out with a family who's middle...

Asthma.net asked our team of respiratory therapists and asthma educators, "Is there a connection between dehydration and asthma?" Here are some of their responses: View Lyn's profile. Since the adult...

Confession: I am terrible for cleaning all my asthma stuff. I’m so terrible at it that I’ve made this confession on the internet before, and that my friends and I...

One of the neat things about asthma is your body lets you know how things are going inside your lungs. Even better, it lets people around you -- parents, siblings...

One of the best ways to prepare for a busy day of work or play is to eat a healthy breakfast, one with lots of protein that will keep you...

It's the dead of winter on campus, snowball fights, board game nights, and movie marathons are in full swing. Of course this is also the time of year when friends...

My asthma is severe. It started out mild when I was a child and progressed into the severe category when I was in my 20s. When my husband and I...

Along with being an asthmatic, I’m also the parent of three asthmatic children. I had some pretty bad experiences with asthma as a kid myself, and won’t let my kids...

I  had the opportunity to sit in on an update about asthma research with a world renowned pulmonologist who provided an update  from the TS ( American Thoracic Society conference)...

I’m a huge believer that our patient stories are a type of data, and that patient engagement includes using these stories as data within medical research. Clinical trials are the...

Asthma is a relatively common condition. Sleep apnea is, too. Is it reasonable to say that there are quite a few people with asthma and sleep apnea. Is there a...

What's the difference between a pulmonologist and an allergy and asthma specialist? An allergy and asthma specialist is a doctor that specializes in just that: allergies and asthma. Generally if...

I am often asked about what it is like to be in a clinical trial. Why did I choose to participate and what advice would I provide to other patients...

Physicians have long been perplexed by this disease we call asthma. What’s the root cause? Why do some have it worse than others? Ongoing research in the field of genetics...