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| asthma/flowers | 11/10/2009 | Kevin Smith |
Q: Smith, we are planning my son's wedding for Feb., and we are contemplating of using fresh flowers ...
A: Flowers are a tricky thing with asthmatics and allergy sufferers; people can be very personalized in ...
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| Do my children have asthma? | 11/10/2009 | Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C |
Q: I failed to mention in the first post that my daughter has never had any breathing issues at ...
A: The basis for a diagnosis of asthma in young children is a close look at the history of the parents, ...
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| exercise-induced asthma | 11/8/2009 | Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C |
Q: i asked you the question earlier about exercise induced asthma and i run cross country. i plan on ...
A: A qualified YES on this one. The one issue you need to look into is in regards to chlorine levels in ...
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| excerise induced asthma attacks | 11/6/2009 | Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C |
Q: i am 16 and i have excerise induced asthma . i run cross country and track. After every one of my ...
A: You are not getting very good medical care. Sad to say, but a recent study by the American Academy ...
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| excerise induced asthma attacks | 11/5/2009 | Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C |
Q: i am 16 and i have excerise induced asthma . i run cross country and track. After every one of my ...
A: For starters, most patients with exercise-induced asthma (EIA) also have allergic asthma. I'm hoping ...
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| Could breathing through mouth only during excersice cause astham symptoms | 11/4/2009 | Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C |
Q: I have just started running trails near my house and I have noticed that I get a really swollen ...
A: While I would not rule out asthma without further testing, cold, dry air can be causing your ...
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| Asthma | 11/2/2009 | Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C |
Q: My mother has been suffering from asthma for the past 4 years. We have seen many doctors, tried ...
A: I appreciate culturally your treatment approach using ayervedic medicines, but there is a time in ...
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| asthma and h1n1 | 11/1/2009 | Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C |
Q: The pastor's wife at our small church of 30 people caught the H1N1 flu a couple weeks ago. She is ...
A: The period of time in which a patient is contagious begins 1 day prior to symptoms, through 7 days ...
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| asthma sypttoms | 10/26/2009 | Kevin Smith |
Q: Can an asthma sufferer get asthma from smelling the clothing of someone who has recently smoked?
A: The short answer is: yes. The slightly longer answer is yes, they can have their asthma symptoms ...
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| sports asthma +chest, arm,heart rate | 10/22/2009 | Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C |
Q: My 15 year old son was has spots asthma that flairs up mainly when the weather changes or he has ...
A: Has your son been skin tested for allergens? 90% of patients with EIB(exercise induced bronchospasm) ...
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| Asthma-Loud breathing | 10/17/2009 | Kevin Smith |
Q: My husband has asthma and has had it since he was a child. The problem is: my husband breaths ...
A: Reading this, it seems the main issue is that he won't go to the dr. Do you know why he refuses to ...
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| HELP ME PLS | 10/16/2009 | Kevin Smith |
Q: i dont know the sort of disease i sign, anytime im through with a hard job i find it hard to breath ...
A: While I can't say I know exactly what condition you are suffering from, I can say it doesn't sound ...
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| Asthama Treatment | 10/9/2009 | Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C |
Q: I am 30 Year old married male and i have asthama problem since my childhood age 12 Years. I try ...
A: H Shahrukh, Sorry for the delay, my father-in-law is seriously ill after open heart surgery, and ...
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| Asthama Treatment | 10/6/2009 | Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C |
Q: I am 30 Year old married male and i have asthama problem since my childhood age 12 Years. I try ...
A: Unfortunately, asthma is not a condition that can be permanently cured. It needs to be kept under ...
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| Spirometry test result | 10/5/2009 | Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C |
Q: Please help me regarding my spirometry test. I've such a hard time understanding it. About 5 months ...
A: I want you to think of your asthma as a variable condition that can one week be mild, with no ...
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| Re: Spirometry test | 10/4/2009 | Kevin Smith |
Q: Sue is not here anymore I'm afraid. I'd like you to just answer my one and single question. If my ...
A: Unfortunately, it's not going to be that easy to assign what severity of asthma you have based on ...
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| Spirometry test result | 10/2/2009 | Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C |
Q: Please help me regarding my spirometry test. I've such a hard time understanding it. About 5 months ...
A: The actual information you provided applies to a methacholine challenge spirometric test. This is a ...
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| Newly developed asthma | 9/30/2009 | Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C |
Q: I smoked for 20 years but not heavily until the last ten years. I have never had a lung problem but ...
A: Sorry to hear how poorly you have been doing, as well as the inadequacy of health care you are ...
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| Asthma | 9/28/2009 | Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C |
Q: My son is 7 years old and he has asthma. His bedroom has a boiler in it. His chest seems to be ...
A: Is the boiler electric? If not, it could be fumes not properly venting from the room. Also, this ...
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| Asthma at night | 9/27/2009 | Kevin Smith |
Q: Can you have an asthma attack while you are sleeping?
A: Yes, you can indeed have an asthma attack whilst sleeping. I have often woken up in the midst of an ...
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| Asthma at night | 9/27/2009 | Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C |
Q: Can asthma become dangerous at night? For example, can you have an asthma attack while you are ...
A: Yes, asthma can become more dangerous at night. To understand what is taking place, you first have ...
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| repreatative attack of asthma | 9/25/2009 | Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C |
Q: Your question was i have a patient of 2 years old who has repeatative attack of asthma or ...
A: Sorry for getting back so late. I was attending a COPD conference. First, on what basis was the ...
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| Asthma | 9/11/2009 | Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C |
Q: I have had a bad asthma flare up for about a month and a half now. I have had tightness and some ...
A: It may take another couple of days for your lungs to be noticeable more open. You apparently have a ...
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| coughing | 9/9/2009 | Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C |
Q: My son is 9 yrs old and so far has been healthy. For 3 weeks now he has been having a cough, mostly ...
A: Not to scare you, but there is a lot of the H1N1 flu going around, and in MANY cases, it is ...
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| Asthma | 9/8/2009 | Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C |
Q: I have had a bad asthma flare up for about a month and a half now. I have had tightness and some ...
A: While the bronchodilator medication in Advair begins working in ~45 minutes, inhalation steroids, ...
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| steroids/inflammation/alternatives | 9/2/2009 | Kevin Smith |
Q: kevin- over the course of the past 2 months i was prescribed 5 days of prednazone twice and 2 doses ...
A: I can honestly say, if there is one thing I've had experience with, it's prednisone - I'm currently ...
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| Asthma attack and upper abdomin pain following attack | 8/30/2009 | Kevin Smith |
Q: I had an asthma attack last Thursday that woke me up at 3 am with fever feeling, burning lungs. I ...
A: It actually sounds like you're having some form of stomach condition that could be coupled with ...
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| Asthma attack and upper abdomin pain following attack | 8/30/2009 | Kevin Smith |
Q: I had an asthma attack last Thursday that woke me up at 3 am with fever feeling, burning lungs. I ...
A: I wouldn't be able to say with any degree of certainty what's going on with you right now. Did you ...
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| Asthma attack and upper abdomin pain following attack | 8/30/2009 | Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C |
Q: I had an asthma attack last Thursday that woke me up at 3 am with fever feeling, burning lungs. I ...
A: It sounds like you may have acid reflux. The acid irritates the lining of the esophagus which, in ...
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| Respiratory Problem | 8/24/2009 | Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C |
Q: I have problem of breathing some time fast and some time feel tightness in chest, last month i have ...
A: The symptoms you have described quite likely related to anxiety and the panic attacks. While a chest ...
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| asthma | 8/21/2009 | Kevin Smith |
Q: I am 33 years old and have been having a lot of chest infections lately, three courses of ...
A: I would be tempted next time you're at the dr. to ask about having a rescue inhaler on-hand for when ...
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| asthma | 8/19/2009 | Kevin Smith |
Q: I am 33 years old and have been having a lot of chest infections lately, three courses of ...
A: Yes, it's very possible to become asthmatic at your age. The prevalence of asthma across all age ...
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| Exercise induced asthma | 8/17/2009 | Kevin Smith |
Q: I've been running for about 5 months and finally went to the doctor and was prescribed with EIB. He ...
A: No worries on the spelling - just wanted to make sure we were talking about the same drug. Proair ...
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| Exercise induced asthma | 8/12/2009 | Kevin Smith |
Q: I've been running for about 5 months and finally went to the doctor and was prescribed with EIB. He ...
A: Floradyl is a drug I'm not familiar with - I was wondering if, perhaps, you meant Foradil ...
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| Asthma/Allergies | 8/12/2009 | Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C |
Q: !st Thankyou for volunteering,I really appreciate it! I live in Denver Colorado Dry and a mile ...
A: Well....I just went to http://www.pollen.com to check out pollen levels for the past 30 days, and ...
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| asthma | 8/12/2009 | Kevin Smith |
Q: I have been diagnosed with asthma but I don't think that's the problem. I have no trouble ...
A: Just wanted to say to keep in touch - I wish I could offer you more constructive help, but it seems ...
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| asthma control | 8/11/2009 | Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C |
Q: My 14 yo daughter was placed on Pro Air and Flovent last spring after during a drawn out URI. ...
A: Yes, this is the time for the ProAir HFA. But also, there are 4 more things I'd like to see her do: ...
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| asthma | 8/11/2009 | Kevin Smith |
Q: I have been diagnosed with asthma but I don't think that's the problem. I have no trouble ...
A: I just got your follow-up regarding your age and history. When you worked with the fibreglass, were ...
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| asthma | 8/11/2009 | Kevin Smith |
Q: I have been diagnosed with asthma but I don't think that's the problem. I have no trouble ...
A: Judging by what you've said, I would tend to agree that the diagnosis of asthma doesn't seem to fit ...
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| ITCHY LUNGS??? | 8/10/2009 | Marc Rubin, RPh AE-C |
Q: Smoked for 11-12 years approx 4-6 cigarettes a day. I was diagnosed with mild asthma when i was 12 ...
A: It may be. Allergens (pollen, mold, etc.)cause the release of many chemicals from the cells that ...
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