Exposure to endotoxin, a bacterial substance found commonly in outdoor and
indoor air, makes mite-allergic asthmatics more sensitive to house dust and
may place them at increased risk of asthma attack
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/12/031210073755.htm

a.. Hundreds of community health studies have linked daily increases in
particle pollution to reduced lung function, greater use of asthma
medications, and increased rates of school absenteeism, emergency room
visits, hospital admissions, and premature death.iv

I have very severe Asthma.  It effects me 24/7 and has been that way for
about 20 years now.  I've been to several Dr.'s and all pretty much take
the same route.  Load me up with pills, inhalers etc.  Nothing has ever
made much of a difference.

Excerpts from WebMD Article dated 5/11/06   Written by Daniel DeNoon
and reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Ozone Purifiers are NOT Ozone Generators!
Included in the study were several ionic air purifiers made by The

I recently started a new job within the company I've worked at for six
years.
The job was advertised as a floor cover and window dressing measurer\
estimator.

This is a repost - I'd like to add to the message below that
if you find the site interesting, please share it with others,
post it on web-pages, etc.  We hope to gather a large number
of reponses in order to better understand how those with asthma feel

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Device Tested That Zaps Asthmatic Airways
- By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer
Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Could treating acid reflux actually help control asthma? Doctors know
that not every asthma patient gets acid reflux, so they don't expect it
to help everyone. But they hope it will help some. It will answer the
question of who you should treat if it works, and almost equally

i am studying biomedical sciences, and as part of my course i have to
complete a dissertation on asthma.i chose asthma as my six year old son
also suffers from this disease.
i would greatly appreciate if anyone could help me with any useful

http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/short/354/19/1998
Sorry if someone else has already posted this; I've been on vacation
and haven't yet had a chance to catch up with the group.

Does anyone here know whether a study, due to start in England, to
regrow Alveoli is related to the older FORTE study of vitamin A (ATRA,
All Trans Retinoid Acid).
While more of an Emphysema question than an Asthma question, someone

Just as the title says.Is there anyway to do this?

I was diagnosed with chronic asthma a few years ago, but so mild that it's
usually not noticeable and regular use of an inhaler wouldn't be
appropriate. However, it's the likely cause of repeated bouts of acute
bronchitis that follows any cold or hay fever attack. Sometimes, the ...

Newbie:(as of today!)
pinkrainbow2004@yahoo.ca
Hi all, to be succinct, i seem to be going into adrenal failure, very
possibly as a misdiagnosis of asthma, and treated with steroids..details to

Hello. I'm sorry but I couldn't find a newsgroup specifically for
COPD. I thought this newsgroup was the most closely related.
My sister was recently diagnosed with COPD. She's been given a
couple of inhalers and an oxygen concentrator.