by Doug Kaup | Oct 22, 2018 | The Lungs, Tips & Tricks
Cleanliness of a home or building can have an effect on the internal air quality. You have to search deep to ensure that your home is truly clean. Just because you’ve managed to put the clutter away, it doesn’t mean your home is clean. On the other hand, don’t...
by Carla Conrad | Aug 30, 2018 | Smoking Cessation, The Lungs
It looks like a USB drive, comes in colors like black, rose gold, and turquoise, and it is available in flavors like fruit medley, mango, cool mint, crème brulee, and Virginia tobacco. What else do we know about the JUUL? It has a loyal and growing following among...
by Marianne Drevna | Jul 30, 2018 | Asthma, COPD, Managing Lung Disease, The Lungs, Tips & Tricks
I wish I could say that having a chronic lung disease makes you exempt from cleaning your house, but alas, it does not. However, here are some tips that can help you prepare and maybe make it easier to accomplish. Use your controlling bronchodilator before you start....
by Marianne Drevna | Jun 28, 2018 | COPD, Managing Lung Disease, The Lungs
There is so much confusion when it comes to defining COPD, so let’s try to clear it up for you. According to the World Health Organization Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disease characterized by chronic obstruction of lung airflow that...
by Jessica Schuman | Apr 4, 2018 | Asthma, Managing Lung Disease, The Lungs, Tips & Tricks
Recently I received a dreaded call—the lice call. My first-grader with beautiful, flowing, long hair was possibly exposed to someone with lice! I wasn’t sure what to do, so I headed to the local pharmacy to pick up a lice kit. I wanted to arm myself against any new...
by Jessica Schuman | Mar 5, 2018 | Asthma, Managing Lung Disease, The Lungs
Asthma is a chronic, obstructive disease of the lungs and having it can increase the chances of higher severity and complications from the flu. Asthma does not make a child or adult more likely to get the flu but the infection can be more serious, even with...
