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I have been a respiratory therapist for 17 years. I knew from the time I was a child that this is what I wanted my career and life’s passion to...

It's that time of year again. Allergy season has already started and my family of 5 is miserable. It's only February, so how are seasonal allergies here ALREADY?! Is that...

Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood, affecting more than 6 million kids in the United States. Asthma symptoms and severity can change throughout childhood and into adulthood...

I normally don’t discuss what happens at my doctor visits. If you are a regular follower of mine you know that’s not true. As a writer and asthma advocate, I...

I go through phases in what I choose for reading material that can best be broken into themes. With some other random things thrown in, the 170 books I’ve read...

If you have a severe asthma attack that requires you to be hospitalized, doctors in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) may use a machine to help you breathe. For some...

"Maybe you just need some fresh air." If you have asthma, this might be a phrase that someone has said to you while you were experiencing an asthma flare-up or...

“If you had one wish, would you wish you never had asthma?” I have been asked this question, or some version of it, many times in my life. I have...

If you go to the doctor for a health issue or concern, or because you are in pain, you would expect a thorough examination to get to the root cause...

Some people describe an asthma attack as the feeling of an elephant sitting on their chest. Others say it feels like a boa constrictor is wrapping itself around them. Some...

Are you listening? The question that I have wanted to ask my doctor on a couple of occasions. This question can be the source of a great amount of frustration...

When you are having symptoms of an asthma attack, focusing on proper inhaler technique might not be the first thing you think about. What does this mean? It may mean...

Have you ever heard of FeNO testing for asthma? It is a type of test that was recently endorsed by the updated Asthma Treatment Guidelines. A national panel of many...

As an asthma educator, I am always on the lookout for any information that could help other people. My latest attempt to expand my knowledge was listening to a webinar...

Corinna S. Bowser, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, is an allergist and founder at Suburban Allergy Consultants in Pennsylvania. Her board certification is in adult and pediatric allergy and immunology and pediatrics...

As an exercise science nerd, I am very excited about the field of exercise immunology. You may be asking yourself what exercise immunology may be. Exercise immunology looks at the relationship...

I’m sure you have that one person you work with, or maybe a family member or friend, that drenches themselves in some sort of fragrance. More often than not, it...

Sadly, yes, you can die from an asthma attack. Every day in America, 10 people die from asthma. Many of you reading this may have lost a friend or loved...

I have now been blogging since October of 2007. Since then, my first post every year has been about exercise, dieting, and/or getting in shape. After finishing last year’s post...

Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are used to treat people with asthma. Using ICS helps prevent asthma attacks (exacerbations) in people with persistent asthma. People with persistent asthma: Using ICS regularly helps...