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For the last few years, I have been eating a high-fiber diet with the view of eating cleaner to help with my eczema. However, I am learning that eating a...

After many months of investigation, Philips has announced a recall notification for many of its devices. The medical device company analyzed risks related to several products, including: In the United...

Do you have asthma symptoms throughout the day or wake up at night because of your asthma? Does shortness of breath, chest tightness, coughing or wheezing keep you from doing...

The Person Before Patient Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! What makes us the people we are? Living with a serious health condition like asthma can mean...

In recent years, researchers have discovered a connection between vitamin D levels and asthma. Low levels of vitamin D have been linked to an increased risk of asthma attacks. This...

Walking through the vitamin and supplement section of a health food store can be a fascinating and educational experience. Sometimes I surprise myself when I realize there are certain vitamins...

We conducted an interview with Facebook community member Jayne Horner. Jayne has had asthma and allergies ever since she was a child. She talks about her asthma diagnosis and triggers...

Spring is finally here, and it's been a beautiful day. I decided to take a break from working at home and take a quick stroll around the block. My neighbors...

If you have asthma, your immune system reacts to certain triggers. It causes your airways to narrow and increases inflammation. These reactions then lead to the symptoms of asthma. The...

I love spring. I look forward to it all winter long. Yet spring does not love me back. I live on the northwest shore of Lake Michigan. It rarely gets...

I was having a conversation recently with another asthmatic about the number of patients we know who have changed or are switching biologics. While every patient is different, it seemed...

Being diagnosed with asthma as a child is bad luck - full stop. So, this article is not going to be ranting, "I've had it worse than you." That is...

We all know that no 2 people experience asthma the exact same way. We each have our own age of diagnosis, symptoms, family history, severity, and more. In our 2020...

Six years ago my severe asthma was completely out of control. The 5 daily asthma medications and frequent ER visits and hospitalizations were taking their toll on my body. My...

“While writing about my health issues has not cured them, it has helped me develop better coping skills and even contributed to better management of my symptoms (and I could...

I was listening to a webinar, and I heard the doctor say something about an “allergic load.” What is he talking about? Most of us with asthma also have allergies...

Asthma is one of those conditions that many people think they understand. They may think of a kid on the playground using their inhaler in the middle of a game...

EDAC is the acronym for excessive dynamic airway collapse. It means the "soft tissue of the posterior wall of the trachea bulges forward and touches the anterior wall during tidal...

In respiratory therapy (RT) school, I learned that asthma is caused by an overactive immune response. It begins with your immune system identifying something as harmful. Then it releases mediators of...

We conducted an interview with Instagram community member, Michael Knightmage Wilson. He works in Law Enforcement and has been a Deputy Sheriff for almost 21 years while living with asthma...