Link To Article:
http://www.jci.org/cgi/content/full/116/1/228#ABS

Before I found this solution, I battled asthma the same way you are
doing today - with over-the-counter products, prescription drugs and
uncomfortable devices, hoping against hope that it would disappear one
day.

To whom it may concern:                vaylem@cableone.net
My dad is dying, panting and gasping for every breath, all slumped over
most of the time in his chair.  He's got emphasyma, COPD and whatever
other labels he's been given, but they don't mach up with his

Hello  all....
W ell after 2 hospitalizations I'm still wheezing and congested also not a
happy camper....it started aprox 4 months ago I went into hospital for 9
days on iv zyvox, medral, avalox...released on 40 mg prednisone and 600 mg

Most after exercise (I run/cycle a lot), and mostly in the Winter, I
get a slight burning sensation in my right lung (strangely, doesn't
appear to affect the left one) and then a lot of mucus - I find myself
"clearing my throat" for quite a while afterwards, and periodically

We are sending you this email to invite you to participate in an
on-line web survey. Sorry to post again, we are still looking for
participants. The study aims to investigate the internet as a form of
support for those who have Asthma. The study should only take about 20

The leading respiratory research center in the world has this to say about
food allergies and asthma:
From National Jewish Medical and Research Center:
"Many people unnecessarily avoid certain foods because of mistaken fears

Lyin' Guys (Sorry, Eagles)
Naturopaths just seem to find out early
How to open people's wallets with their guile
A rich dupe shows up

Alison mentioned this in a post last month but I am seeing more about it now
(and it didn't generate much comment then). Primatene mist may be pulled
from the market.
I think the main reason is that it is part of the doing away with CFC

We are sending you this email to invite you to participate in an
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form of support for those who have Asthma. The study should only take
about 20 minutes and involves filling out 1 questionnaire about your

No offense, John Denver...
Please excuse me, but yet once again, I am moved to song:
Well the funny farm life is gettin' kinda laid back
Ain't a newsgroup a state employee like me can't hack

Several years ago a doctor advised me not put the inhaler on my lips
because the medicine in the inhaler would end up on my tongue and in my
mouth, not in my lungs.  This doctor advised holding the inhaler a fists
length away from the mouth, to start inhaling first, then depress ...

A recent experiement here by a couple of non-medical cystic-fibrosis
sufferers has been quite interesting.
As everyone would be aware ordinary salt has long been associated with
treatment of respiratory problems.

An argument for a culture bound status of asthma and consequently
helping to solve the "asthma mystery" could go like this.
1)    Culture-bound diseases or syndromes are scientifically accepted
reality, see the Web with such morbidly fascinating syndromes as koro.

I'm sorta busy and didn't have much time to look into this, but
will post more links later:
http://www.anma.com/cnme.html
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/stories/0201kinghospital.html