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The earliest recorded instance of respiratory distress was from china in 2600 BC. It was characterized as "noisy breathing" which could be what we know as wheezing today. There are...

We all know inhalers play a significant role in asthma treatment. The importance of carrying your asthma inhaler at all times cannot be overstated. Your inhaler is probably one of...

On our second last Asthma Pals session this Spring, one of the kiddos asked about how to get better at remembering to take her puffers everyday. My suggestion was to pair...

I never really thought of my asthma as a disability when it came to my time in university. It’s not that asthma didn’t cause me trouble a time or two...

Like most patients, there are a few items in my medicine cabinet that I have been saving for a zombie apocalypse or that failed but that I just don't seem...

Researchers now understand that about 11% of asthmatics also have COPD, and 10-50% of COPDers over the age of 50 also have asthma. When this happens it is generally diagnosed...

I rarely ever drank coffee until I was 40. Then, for some inexplicable reason, I became a coffee fiend, drinking 6-7 cups of coffee every day. Then I quit cold...

In May and June, I was a part of the Asthma Society of Canada’s initial launch of an asthma peer support program for kids called Asthma Pals. Asthma Pals, is...

I am generally a pretty positive person. Especially, when it comes to health stuff. I usually take the good, the bad, and the ugly and deal with what is coming...

Ever since I was a child I have kept a journal. Writing and being able to get my feelings down on paper is extremely therapeutic for me. When I received...

I feel like you can never know everything there is to know about asthma. For instance, did you know that you can get a collapsed lung from asthma and being...

I sit here sipping iced tea after showering off a morning of digging in the garden. I will head out to bicycle to a potluck supper with friends in a...

I’m mentally packing for my next trip (and my next trip 9 days after that, and my next trip 4 days after that. Life is hard, y’all ;)). In my...

I heard this quote recently at a lecture. "Patients are a multidisciplinary wealth of lived experiences and shared goals" and it really struck me. How can we as patients be...

If you saw my Why Having a Dog Would Be Good For My Asthma video, you’ll already know I love dogs. Big dogs. Preferably retrievers—labs or goldens—but you know, I’m not...

The million dollar question: how long should I wait between inhaler puffs? Like many asthmatics, medications delivered by inhaler are an integral part of my everyday. Also, like many patients, I am...

I’m going to give you an excuse to consume some more chocolate. Worded another way, I’m going to teach you the effects of chocolate on asthma. When I’m done you...

Over the month of May as we celebrate Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, we thought we'd interview Lorene Alba, a contributor and moderator here to get to know more about...

The Asthma In America 2017 online survey gathered insights from 1,039 individuals currently diagnosed with asthma, to understand their treatment experience and impact on their quality of life. Here are...

After a recent exacerbation, I have really found merit in my care team that works together has made the word of difference. As usual, I have a knack for getting...