If you use an inhaler to treat your asthma, then you are well aware of the transition currently underway from the "old school" CFC type inhaler to the new HFA-type ... Read More

Scientists recently announced that they are getting closer to developing a new type of asthma / allergy medicine that would target the underlying cause of a hyperreactive immune system, rather ... Read More

Quite a few people in the UK would do just that, according to a recent study that was published in the journal, BMC Pulmonary Medicine. It's a well-established fact that ... Read More

We've added a few new articles to our site that parents of kids with asthma may find helpful. If you saw my blog post on Valentines's Day, you've read about ... Read More

Adults with asthma have About.com as a source of easily digestible asthma information. Little kids with asthma and their moms and dads have Breatherville and EverydayKidz. But how about teens ... Read More

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) established an initiative a while back that would certify certain household products as "asthma friendly," meaning that they were safe for people ... Read More

Kids who have asthma – just like adults – need to take their controller medicine and keep a quick-relief inhaler handy, exactly as prescribed, if they are to keep their ... Read More

I announced over a year ago about an exciting new asthma treatment, called bronchial thermoplasty. Here is how Asthmatx, the company that developed this new treatment, defines bronchial thermoplasty: "Bronchial Thermoplasty ... Read More

I read recent news reports with interest. It seems that a waitress reported to work in a smoky bar and collapsed from a fatal asthma attack about 15 minutes later. ... Read More

Spring is about 5 to 6 weeks off for most parts of the U.S., though warmer weather is already starting to occur in southern states. And with spring comes the ... Read More

I've been encouraging my readers since September to get a flu shot. That's because people who have asthma (and their family members) are among the most urgent high risk groups ... Read More

A recent study is shedding more light on what happens inside our bodies to trigger the allergic or immune system reaction responsible for our asthma symptoms. For some time, scientists ... Read More

Mine does. Everytime I get in the passenger's seat of my signfiicant other's pickup truck, I start sneezing, blowing, and coughing. Something in the truck is triggering my allergies and ... Read More