by BPA-Admin | May 28, 2019 | Asthma
Kristin Nowack, a severe asthma patient, contributed this blog post for Breathe Pennsylvania. Have you been diagnosed with severe asthma? I have been living with severe asthma and know the trials and tribulations one may face. Severe asthma is not your typical...
by Carla Conrad | May 29, 2014 | Asthma
As a parent, having a child with asthma can be worrying enough when you are around to help them control it, but what about when they head off to school? It’s important that school officials, from nurses to teachers, are actively involved in helping students with...
by Marianne Drevna | May 21, 2014 | Asthma
May is Asthma Awareness Month, but rather than just becoming aware of this disease, it’s time to take action. Asthma is in the news very often—at least it is here in Pittsburgh. There are scads of websites and even more apps available that are dedicated to awareness...
by Carla Conrad | May 14, 2014 | Asthma, Managing Lung Disease, Tips & Tricks
If you have asthma, you may feel like you should avoid exercising especially if it worsens your symptoms, but you can and should exercise! Exercise-induced asthma can occur in people who have chronic asthma, but it also occurs in those who don’t have chronic asthma....
by Carla Conrad | May 7, 2014 | Asthma, Managing Lung Disease
May is Asthma Awareness Month, and in honor of that we wanted to get back to the basics – what is asthma and how does one get diagnosed with the disease? What is asthma? Asthma is a chronic disease that causes the airways in the lungs to narrow, causing wheezing,...
