I have learned a lot from this group and I regularly check it on new
ways of dealing with asthma.
I was wondering if anyone can share what they feel when an
exercise-induced attack occurs, how the attack develops, and how long

Asthma may be misdiagnosed because "favism" exhibits some of the
same symptoms. Furthermore "favism" is NOT limited to people from
the Mediterranean, African, and Southeast Asian areas. Please read:
http://www.scripps.edu/bcmd/pdfarea/issue_05_97/medina.pdf

    We have lived in our house close to 41 years and have been
noticing in the last two years that black crud is on the clealing
above the air vents and vents which we have been cleaning the best we
can with water and diluted clorox. This only happens when we have the

Is there any clinical reason QVAR cannot be taken with Flovent?
Both are steroids, of course.
I just got a prescription of qvar and Pharmacist wrote "no flovent" on
the label.

My doctor referred me to a specialist to determine if I had asthma.
The specialist (after looking at my CAT skan and lung X-rays) determined
that I did NOT have asthma but instead had calcium deposits (non-cancer)
on my lungs. Do you know whether or not my breathing problems will

I have had a cat for 4 years and 3 years ago I was diagnosed with
asthma. I'm basically allergic to cats and dustmite. Call me crazy, but
I was considering getting another cat, my allgery is quite mild as long
as I'm sensible, no cat in the bedroom and I was my hands if I've been

I've been using a generic albuterol inhaler for my asthma, which is
generally under control with a couple puffs a day. The mail-order
pharmacy has now been sending HFA-propelled albuterol since the summer,
and other than the nasty taste it's been working ok. Recently I've

I'm going to be going on vacation in a couple of days. I live in a dry, low
humidity area, almost desert.  I'm going to Miami for a week and the long
range weather calls for days in the mid to high 80s with rain and
thunderstorms possible. I know that will mean high humidity.  What ...

I think?? I have a mold problem.  Until I get some time to really check
for sure what would be the best way to try and live with it.  Should I
sleep with the doors open and a fan on? Or try and get more air to move
through the room? Or shut it off and keep no air flowing.  I have

I went to see my doctor today about pains I've been getting in my chest, he
asked me to explain them and asked if my inhaler helped take the pains away,
I explained yes they did and he said well thats a good sign. I asked if it
could be the ashma and he said well yes and no, ...

Went to the doctors tonight because my cough still hasnt cleared, he
listened to my chest and my back and said that there was a weeze there, he
then went on to ask me if I was astmatic, I said that I had a clear run for
a couple of years without my inhalors but recently felt a ...

I've had Asthma since 1997. And I've been using Salbutamol Sulphate
inhalation aerosol HFA 100mcg and Fluticasone propionate inhalation
aerosol (Flovent) 125mcg. Most of the time this works for me.
But recently my doctor ask me try

Has anyone here taken Albuterol through a nebulizer.  I went to see my
internest today and he gave me a dose at his office.  I feel a bit
jittery but I seem to be breathing better and am minus the bronchial
itch - at least for now.  Does anyone have luck with the nebulizer on a

WHO calls for improved air quality, says pollution kills 2 million

Here is a another new link from the damages of particulates which would make
the damages from terror look like a picnic.when you consider illness and not
just death yet no one can sue these people as sabotaging efforts to protect
our people or as murderers? We know better, we have ...