by Jessica Schuman | Jul 20, 2018 | Asthma, Managing Lung Disease
Can a thunderstorm cause an asthma attack? Seems like a silly concept, but some research claims that changes in airflow patterns during a storm can increase the chances for an attack. Downdrafts of cold air create thunderstorm outflows. These drafts take concentrated...
by Jessica Schuman | May 7, 2018 | Asthma
Exercise benefits our bodies by controlling weight, it helps us to fight certain health conditions and diseases, and it improves our energy and mood. But when you have asthma, exercise may seem impossible because while exercise is very beneficial to us, asthma 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...
by Marianne Drevna | Feb 15, 2018 | Asthma, Education, Managing Lung Disease
Many parents have received a prescription for a nebulizer for their child—whether it’s a one-time occurrence for bronchiolitis or reoccurring for a chronic lung disease such as asthma. Nebulizers are used to administer aerosol breathing treatments to help open the...