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Medicare Prescription Payment Plan May Help People with Asthma Budget Costs for Asthma Medicines

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Health Insurance 101: Open Enrollment

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Health Insurance Marketplace Guide for Asthma and Allergies for 2025
LD2 Does anyone know of a marketplace plan that covers allergy serum and not just the administration of the shots? The serum is really expensive and I’m having trouble finding a plan that covers it. Thank you! [ more ]
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Why Does Laughing Make Me Wheeze?
Moe M. Great additional insight on why this happens @Jerry Shier ! And good reminder to always carry your inhalers with you, never know when you'll get a good laugh 😁 [ more ]
Jerry Shier More specifically, laughing and crying can cause hyperventilation or increased breathing rate as Dr. James mentioned. But what really happens? There is drying and cooling of the airways that causes the muscles in the airways to constrict or narrow. A dose or two of a quick reliever should reverse this. This mechanism of bronchoconstriction is very similar to what happens with exercise so if you can warm up and control you breathing pre exercise one may prevent an event from occurring. As Dr. [ more ]
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Asthma and Allergy News and Research
October Research Update: New Treatment Options, Impact of Environment on Asthma and Allergies

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2 New Treatments Approved for Atopic Dermatitis

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People With Asthma and Allergies Need to Take Precautions During Cleanup After a Flood

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Indoor Air Quality and Its Impact on School Children with Asthma

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Steps to Improve Your Home’s Indoor Air Quality

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Is It Eczema or Something Else?

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Biologics 101: Treatment Options for Asthma, Food Allergies, Eczema, and More (Video)

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Hurricanes: Weathering the Storm If You Have Asthma
K8sMom2002 Thanks, AAFA! Love the blog post! Another thing I learned was to keep in mind supply chain shortages ... even if we're not in the direct path of the storm, we may be hit with gas or food or medication shortages, and our cellular phone service may take a hit. [ more ]
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