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I first heard of the Spoon Theory over a decade ago. However, I was younger and didn't really grasp what it meant. It wasn't until recent years that I could...

According to a recent study, published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society, about 40% of women who have asthma are at risk to later develop COPD. When this...

In most countries outside of the United States, there is an approved dosing strategy for the combination inhaler Symbicort known as Symbicort SMART. Why SMART is not currently approved in...

When I first heard a doctor wonder about taking an inhaler every day at the Association of Asthma Educator's conference, I had to laugh out loud! Then quickly scribble it...

The time is quickly approaching, in just 5 days, I will be receiving my first injection of a new biologic that I will be starting. I am not sure how...

I listened to a presentation at the annual Association of Asthma Educators conference in Phoenix in July, and the psychologist was talking about dealing with teens. For those of you...

On our way back from a long road trip, I realized that even though asthma is my entire life's focus now (personally and professionally), it's not for my husband. Many...

If you have asthma, an asthma attack can happen can occur for various reasons. This is one reason it is so important to have a rescue inhaler handy regardless of...

I just got free Symbicort for a year. Yay! And it was easy. Well, sort of. This is actually the second time I got a free inhaler for a year...

Asthma tends to create some interesting lung sounds. So, doctors will probably want to listen to your lung sounds when they see you. What they hear can help them diagnose...

I hear this quite a bit when I help families with their asthma. They want me to tell them what to do. But I can't. I tell the families that...

There is a test that can be done to quantitatively measure inflammation in the lungs in those with eosinophilic/allergic asthma, as well as how well your inhaled corticosteroids are doing...

I consider summer to be my second-worst asthma season (after winter) due to the heat and humidity. However, a family friend recently commented that while she used to just have...

Asthma action plans are an integral part of managing asthma. It is important for any and all asthmatics to have one, regardless of their age and/or asthma severity. Children are...

Asthma, like many diseases, is classified into different levels, or stages. This helps healthcare professionals develop the right plan of care for each person who has asthma. But what does...

So, at the present time, there are only five biologics approved for asthma. Here is a list of these biologics along with a brief description of how they work. To...

Mental health and physical health are often linked, with one impacting the other. Mental health, in particular, can be difficult to talk about with others, leaving people isolated and without...

The staff at Asthma.net recently completed a survey with people who have asthma called Asthma In America. It examined a number of different factors, including asthma symptoms and their impact...

I have written all about asthma action plans in the past and really stressed their importance. If you are unfamiliar with what an asthma action plan is, it’s a written...

Part 1 of "What's all this asthma stuff?" talked about metered dose inhalers, dry powder inhalers and spacers. Today we're going to talk about: A peak flow meter is a...