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...The Social Health Network is the perfect complement to our condition-specific sites for people who want to advocate for their communities....

...Respiratory infections affect the nose, sinuses, throat, and airways....

...An hour later, we finally emerged from the smoke, but we were all still feeling the effects of the smoke on our asthma....

...Have conversations with your family and friends to explain how asthma works and how it affects you and your daily life. ...

...When alpha-1 affects the liver, you can have jaundice (where the skin has a yellow color and the whites of the eyes have a yellow color)....

...I live on the northwest shore of Lake Michigan. It rarely gets down to zero degrees here, but we do get lots of lake effect snow....

...that eczema produced a compound called TSLP (thymic stromal lymphopoietin), a substance that can produce a powerful immune response and was observed to affect...

...Singulair blocks their effects. This allows me to have better asthma control. Not perfect control. But, much, much better....

...If your asthma and allergies qualify as a disability, your employer has ignored your communication, and not made an effort to reasonably accommodate you...

...So, here are some differences between asthma attacks and COPD flare-ups. Asthma affects the bronchial airways. These are your smallest airways....

...I have been asked this question, or some version of it, many times in my life....

...My son definitely was not a baby, but that is all I hear on the news – that RSV only affects babies....

...My chest is wheezy and breathing normally is an effort. This will not be an all-day thing....

...This is where I think a Braille system would work nice. Imbeded in the side of the ProAir inhaler could be a Braille B for blue rescue inhaler....

...I work with a lot of young college graduates, and some of them are becoming first-time moms....

...Pulmonary rehab is thought to have the following positive effects on patients: Pulmonary rehabilitation programs usually encompass elements of education...

...And each time I did my cough subsided but they also caused unwanted side effects....

...Recovery requires more or new medications that can have unpleasant side effects....

...Apart from the lifestyle changes, asthma also has an effect on the day-to-day activities of those living with this chronic condition....