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Warm greetings to everyone in the asthma community! As I sit here on day 22 of isolation, I am reminded of my reasons for wanting to share my experiences as...

Allergies often accompany asthma. They are separable, although many asthmatics experience flares because of seasonal allergies or other allergen triggers. Interestingly, a common allergen is not often discussed, which most...

The 2020 Fatigue and Health survey has now closed. Thank you for your interest! We are excited to share the results with you soon. Exhaustion, tiredness, weariness... fatigue. We know...

My partner, who has asthma, decided that he wanted to incorporate more cardio into his workout routine. He decided that he would incorporate running, walking, and hiking into his workout...

As part of my health coverage through my job, I have access to a toll-free health advocate line. If I have questions about my insurance coverage or an explanation of...

Nothing goes together quite like asthma and allergies. It’s like peanut butter and jelly, but terrible and unenjoyable. If you are reading this and have asthma, it is likely that...

On March 19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the testing of two drugs, chloroquine (hydroxychloroquine) and remdesivir, to treat people with COVID-19. The drugs have been given...

It seems there is a fair amount of interest in our community regarding the use of bronchodilators for people who have asthma. So, this post will review this class of...

So, many of us make New Year’s Resolutions. Like millions of others, I decided I better lose some weight. That should bode well for better asthma control. So, how’s that...

It’s pretty established that cold or dry air—or cold AND dry air!—can cause asthma symptoms. This is because without enough humidity in the air we are breathing into our lungs...

With all of the news circulating about the novel (new) coronavirus, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed or anxious. This is especially true if you are immune-compromised due to...

What exactly is pollen? According to the Oxford dictionary, pollen is: noun "A fine powdery substance, typically yellow, consisting of microscopic grains discharged from the male part of a flower...

On March 4, 2020 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it would be strengthening the warning regarding the risk for neuropsychiatric events related to the drug Montelukast, marketed...

Editor’s Note: LGBTQ+ stands for people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer. To learn more about gender identity, check out the interactive website The Genderbread Person. Have...

It would seem that my family has lung complications coded into our genome. I have asthma, my father suffers from chronic bronchitis, and my sister would get pneumonia almost every...

The middle of the night hacking had made a comeback, a combination of an exacerbation and a wicked infection. I am just coming off another exacerbation, and I am really...

A couple of years before I got asthma, I developed symptoms of multiple chemical sensitivity. Before asthma symptoms were added to the mix, headaches, nausea, and general shakiness affected me...

Milk is one of those controversial foods - some people are die-hard fans, while others won’t touch it with a ten-foot pole. Milk products have been hot topics in the...

John Bottrell has long been a contributor here on Asthma.net. In addition to being a respiratory therapist, John lives with asthma and he shares about his experiences of dealing with...

I’m often asked what caused my asthma. Was I born with it? Was it from catching bronchitis? Did I smoke cigarettes? (No.) One uninformed person insisted that drinking alcohol while...