Category: Cough
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Scientists “Speak” on Mold Allergy
Background Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is a pulmonary disorder caused by hypersensitivity to Aspergillus fumigatus, and rarely other Aspergillus species, and is characterized by chronic asthma, recurrent pulmonary infiltrates, and bronchiectasis. An ABPA-like syndrome called allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis is indistinguishable from ABPA but is caused by other fungi. The condition occurs almost exclusively in patients with…
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New medications for Asthma–are we at the end of the line?
Watch my FOX 23 interview about new asthma meds Jane (fictitious name, of course because of HIPPA regulations) is now 56 years old and just last year was diagnosed with #asthma. She thought, “no big deal, there are plenty of inhalers for me to use so I don’t wheeze”. Little did she know that 2019…
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911–Can We Prevent Trauma from Asthma?
Childhood trauma–it happens all around us, but rarely do we take the time to observe it’s devastating effects on our society and culture. Kudos to #Tulsa World for addressing this very complicated and at times hopeless situation. Doris Franstein, who recently retired as
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September is more than just football
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Myth is, after all, the never ending story Part 2
When it comes to asthma, it’s not easy fighting the myths of Facebook, Google, or e-mail campaigns. And why are we so resistant to the diagnosis of asthma for our kids and ourselves? For asthma, if you don’t make the correct diagnosis, you’ll never implement the proper treatment. By that I mean, you’re not likely to…
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Take a break and learn more about asthma!
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Something about numbers
I for one am tired how my health score is tied to my existence as a person rather than who I really am. “How to keep up your credit score, what income bracket I’m in, what’s my IQ” are nagging reminders that I may not be anything more than just a number and not a unique person on this…
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Four reasons I still practice Allergy in the Information Age
Ever notice how everyone has #allergies these days? I kid you not, almost everyday, a patient will tell me that #Tulsa (where I practice) has more allergies than any other place in the country. The irony of it all, is so did patients in Kansas, and patients say the same thing in Virginia and Texas. …
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Drug Reps Will Give You Asthma
I know you’ve been there before….waiting in the doctor’s office for your appointment and some smartly dressed man or woman barely has to say hello to the receptionist and walks right by your seat, straight to the doctor’s office. “Hey, that’s not fair,” you say to yourself as you dig your nose into that outdated…
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First new dry powder inhaler for quick relief!
At first glance, I thought to myself, do we really need another quick acting inhaler? As I thought about inhaler technique and how we use our Ventolin MDI’s, most of use suck on the end of the inhaler which is the wrong technique to use. (all of the medication deposits on the back of the…
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