Q: I have moderate asthma and work in a busy accounting department. As we get into a stressful tax period,… Read more »
Asthma
How Can I Tell If I Have a Mold Allergy?
Q: I’m wondering if I could have a mold allergy, since I cough and get stuffed up once the leaves… Read more »
How to Control Asthma Symptoms During Ragweed Season
Q: My stepson has asthma that bothers him most during ragweed season. He also gets eye symptoms (conjunctivitis) in the… Read more »
How Musicians with Asthma Can Take Control of Their Symptoms
Q: My 15-year-old has asthma and is learning to play the saxophone. If he practices a lot, he has shortness… Read more »
How a Coach Can Help a Child Having an Asthma Attack
Q: I’m a baseball coach and one of our team members recently had a mild asthma attack. I followed the… Read more »
How to Control The Itch and Blurring of Eye Allergies
Q: I moved to the northeast and find the tree pollen in spring bothers my eyes incredibly. They burn, itch,… Read more »
Can Cat Allergy Develop in Adult Life?
Q. Can an adult suddenly get a cat allergy? I ask as our family has adopted a calico cat. I… Read more »
How Smog Can Worsen Asthma and Grass Allergy in Summer
Q. My asthma is always harder to control in summer. I have a grass allergy, and smog affects me more… Read more »
Asthma and Swimming: How to Keep Chlorine in Check
Q: We’re amazed that our young daughter with asthma loves swimming (indoors as well as out). We thought the water… Read more »
Visiting and Asthma: When Relatives Own a Cat
Q: It took a long time to get our 10-year-old daughter’s asthma under control with medication. One of her triggers… Read more »