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What You Should Know About Pollen

The fine dust in a flower that fertilizes other plants of the same type is pollen. It is the male part pf the plant, equivalent to an animal's semen, and is carried in the wind or picked up on the legs of foraging bees and butterflies, and finally lands on the stigma, or female part, of the pla

Insulation Recommendations for Asthma Patients

Air quality, indoor and outdoor, can dramatically impact asthma symptoms. While you can't necessarily change outdoor air quality, you can take several steps to improve air quality inside your home. Insulation is commonly considered necessary for basic comfort and energy efficiency, but i

Is Your Nose Running? Part 2 - The Solutions

Seasonal allergies can be bothersome for anyone. Symptoms include runny nose, sneezing, itchy watery eyes, nasal congestion and headache. Occasionally sinus infections develop secondary to allergies.Here are my top solutions to treating seasonal allergies.

An Asthma Story - From ER Frequent Flier to Letterman in Track - Naturally

Asthma, which is a chronic disease that affects your airways, (the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs) can be a very scary ailment both for the asthma sufferer and for the people who love him or her. More than 14 million people in the United States have this lung disease. Of these, almost

Basic Facts to Know About the Two Main Types of Asthma

People who have asthma have a pulmonary dysfunction that makes breathing difficult or even impossible. In the United States, there are over 20 million people who have this condition. This is a problem that can hamper a person's quality of life and even lead to death.

Asthma - Ten Facts You May Wish To Know About It

Asthma is defined as a chronic inflammatory disease of airways that is characterized by increased responsiveness of the airway tree to several stimuli. It causes narrowing of the air passages, but may be relieved spontaneously or with drugs. It presents as recurrent episodes of shortness of breath,

Reduced Asthma Treatment Works

New research shows that the dose of inhaled steroids used for asthma treatment can be safely lowered once asthma is under control -- even for patients with severe asthma.

Spray Cleaners May Up Asthma Risk

Using spray home cleaning products, even as little as once a week, may increase an adult's risk for developing asthma symptoms, a new study shows.

How to Stop Poison Oak

Poison oak plants exist primarily in the South East and West coast regions of the United States. The sap oil of poison oak, known as urushiol, is harmful to humans causing an allergic reaction in the form of hives, rashes and welts. The plant should be avoided as it is toxic whether it's rooted in t

Home Remedy for Seborrheic Dermatitis - Back to Basics

Seborrheic Dermatitis can cause much frustration to the sufferer and if it is not controlled, it can significantly reduce the lifestyle quality of the person.There are the usual conventional prescribed treatment for this type of eczema, which might or might not work.To heal from Seborrheic Dermatiti

Carpeting and Asthma-Allergy Sufferers - A Bad Mix?

Here's the bottom line of living with carpeting: Your carpet is a terrific filter.But you gotta clean it!If you don't, the pollens, dander, dust, etc. will build up until your carpet is completely overrun with this stuff, aggravating allergies, asthma and many other breathing conditions.

Tai Chi May Help Control Asthma

Asthma sufferers may be able to better control their breathing and improve their exercise performance with some training in tai chi, new research indicates.