Moderate- to severe-asthma patients on high steroid doses may benefit
from an an arthritis drug:
http://www.soton.ac.uk/mediacentre/news/2005/sep/05_163.shtml

I am new to this group and wonder if this is the right place for this
question.
My 4 year old has just been diagnosed with allergic asthma. What should I
tell him about his condition? All he knows at the moment is that certain

I joined this group because my 7 year old was diagnosed with
cough-variant asthma when he was 3 years old. He is okay most of the
time but when he gets sick he coughs and coughs and just can't stop. It
is a loud barking cough that gets worse at night and in the morning. He

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Mini-Mate creates a pure air breathing zone for the wearer, repelling,
incinerating, or oxidizing any particulates prior to it entering the
mouth, nose & eyes. The size and type of particulate is immaterial, it
can be the most lethal pathogen known to man and as long as it ...

I am an evil person because I insist I keep my Shetland Sheepdog.  I
was wondering if anyone had a suggestion for an air cleaner.
Also I am in Canada and wondered if Blue Cross covers air cleaners at
all if prescribed by my doctor?

Looking for a convenient way of keeping your Inhaler with you while your
out?
Take a look at this.
http://www.pouchpal.com/pulmo.htm

    I'm looking for a hepa certified free standing air filter,
something to make our current Vaccum Hepa complient or a new Hepa Vac
and something like a hepa filter for our centeral AC/DC (the vents
blow down out of the ceiling.)

Hi. I am writing an article for an inflight magazine about indoor air filters
like the Ionic Breeze. I would love to include the experience of someone who
has used such filter and their thoughts on the benefits of them and any advice
on selecting one.

can all day without probs
then come night/evening 7 pm or later...it's starts with a tickle in my throat
I then take my night meds
clartin, flonase, patanol eye drops, atrovent & advair

There could be a Bird Flu pandemic if it leaps to the human species, as many
epidemiologists are predicting  (Or it could be some other kind of  flu).
It may have a 40% death rate.
If you start to come down with any kind of flu, take Tamiflu immediately.   It

For Asthma patients,
I have got one and I beleieve that it is the best for Asthma patients.
It purifies the air to 99.99%. I didnt believe it but I do now. Check
this out.

Have asthma?
Lately , for about a year, my energy is on strike, ie anyactivity I do is
with an effort and causes me to huff
and puff. I quickly recover with rest. No wheezing, it just

Te exact cause of asthma is unknown but it has been linked to an abnormal immune response in which attacks are thought to be brought on by:
stress
allergies
changes in environmental conditions

I am on all the typical meds: Inhalers, Nose Spray, Eye Drops,
antihistamines and sometimes decongestants.  I just finished a course
of prednisone.  I had skin allergy tests this past week and the doctor
said he was surprised at how out of control my allergies are.  My