5 Tips: When To Seek Help For Asthma...Many times as a child with high-risk asthma I suffered too long before seeking help. Even as an adult I am guilty...reactions6comments
My Cough Is Not Contagious: The Asthma Cough...“When’d you get that cough?” My grandma asked as I recounted in a blog post six years ago. My mom replied, “Oh...reactions11comments
My Opinion About Asthma Severity, Staging, and Control...Prior to the launch of this website, Health Union conducted a survey of asthmatics, many of whom said they had no idea...reactions12comments
Asthma Subgroups: Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)...Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA) is a very rare subgroup of asthma where asthma symptoms are coupled with a sensitivity to a fungus...reactions8comments
Chest Pain and Asthma Attacks: Signs and Response...Chest pain, or chest pressure, is a common symptom felt prior to, during, and after asthma attacks. So why do asthmatics experience...reactions18comments
Olympic Medals? Athletes With Asthma Are Among The Top Recipients...Further reason to not let asthma sideline you from goals to reach the peak of performance in your sport, or to keep...reactions2comments
What Does an Asthma Attack Feel Like?...I have been asked this more times than I can count by both non asthmatics as well as fellow asthmatics. I found...reactions91comments
What’s The Difference Between The Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ) and Asthma Control Test (ACT)?...When you visit your doctor, they will likely administer a quick test to gauge how well controlled your asthma is. You may...reactionscomments
Playing Hard with Asthma: How Kids Feel About Exercise with Asthma...I used to walk into work at a school-aged daycare in the morning--the kids would run at me, "Miss Kerri!" They'd exclaim...reactionscomments
6 Home Renovation Tips For Asthmatics...Having a disease like asthma means recognizing asthma triggers, or potential asthma triggers, in your home and learning how to control them...reactions7comments
Asthma & Back to School Night...It's that time of year again, time for Back to School Night to meet my daughter's teachers. Most of the teachers there...reactionscomments
Bruise Easily? Your Inhaled Steroid Might Be To Blame...I am not particularly graceful, but I'm not particularly clumsy. (Okay, maybe I am, but rarely to the point that I trip...reactions28comments
Living Positively (Part 2): Embracing Asthma...In my previous post, I wrote about the conversations I have had with my friend Jay relating to positivity and choice when...reactionscomments
6 Signs of Severe Asthma in Infants and Small Children...A problem with infants and small children is they can’t speak for themselves. They feel asthma symptoms, but they can’t tell you...reactionscomments
Music (Therapy.)...While there are certain songs that I find have resonance to my life with asthma, when I was writing earlier about living...reactions2comments
Extrinsic vs Intrinsic Asthma...In 1918, asthma was considered a symptom of allergies, and the treatment was allergy shots. Dr. Francis Rackemann, however, observed most of...reactions7comments
Annoying: My Asthma Adjective...My asthma is annoying. I feel lucky that I can write my asthma down in the same column as standing in line...reactionscomments
I've Got Allergic Asthma - Now What?!?!...Maybe the itches and wheezes are new or maybe you join me in getting a new label for old symptoms. Hopefully your...reactions4comments
Cleaning House...Let's face it: Cleaning house isn't fun. At least not for the majority of people. It would be so nice to be...reactions6comments
#GivingTuesday Campaign - Official Rules, Terms and Conditions...NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. #GivingTuesday Contest (the...reactionscomments
