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	<title>Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics &#187; Asthma Basics</title>
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		<title>The MA Report &#8211; December 2009 issue online now!</title>
		<link>http://www.aanma.org/2009/12/the-ma-report-december-2009-issue-online-now/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read the December 2009 issue of The MA Report – online now! What&#8217;s inside: &#8220;A Spoonful of Sugar: Giving Medicine to Kids&#8221;&#8230; Do you know the difference between sulfites (a preservative that some people are allergic to) and sulfates (found in some bronchodilator metered-dose inhalers)? Not a chemist? Read our latest Food Bites column to [...]

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		<title>&#8220;How Asthma Makes Me Feel&#8221; &#8211; the Video</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Allergy &#38; Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) asked children to tell us—in pictures and in their own words—how they felt during an asthma attack, and how they felt when they could breathe again. What they told us was enlightening—and heart-rending.
We collected their drawings and stories to share in this video 
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		<title>James Sublett, MD, Discusses Ways to Reduce Allergens and Irritants in Your Home</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every breath we take contains millions of particles of dust, allergens, chemicals, pollutants and other tiny molecules. And while pollen and outdoor air pollution get most of the attention, Environmental Protection Agency – or EPA – studies show that pollutant levels inside homes and buildings are two to five times higher than outside!
And since Americans [...]

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		<title>Clean Energy Series, Part 2: On the Wind and a Prairie</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[AAT BONUS ONLINE: Clean Energy Series, Part 2: On the Wind and a Prairie
 by Christie Chapman
Driving through Somerset County, Pennsylvania, you see them. Up there, high on the rolling hills, the wind turbines look like giant mechanical flowers, their petals spinning peacefully. The sight is striking—these modern-day windmills don’t exactly blend into the rural landscape, [...]

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		<title>Family Ties: Living with COPD</title>
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John and Fred Walsh discover a family gene behind their breathing problems.
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John Walsh, co-founder of COPD Foundation, vividly recalls the day his twin brother called and said, “I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is, I’ve found out [...]

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		<description><![CDATA[King Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of INTAL® Inhaler (cromolyn sodium inhalation aerosol) has announced that it will discontinue production of the inhaler. Currently, orders for INTAL inhalers will be accepted until the manufacturer’s supply is sold out, so the exact date of unavailability isn’t known. 
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Dr. White,
My 16-year-old daughter’s exercise-induced asthma is getting worse. We want to increase her lung capacity to keep her lungs strong, but she can’t do aerobic exercise anymore without her chest tightening up unbearably. She takes Allegra, Nasonex and Symbicort for her allergies and we’re going to try allergy shots, but that seems like [...]

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		<title>Is Asthma Worth the Weight?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A study published in CHEST (130:890-895) showed a link between obesity and increased risk of developing asthma. One unit of increased body mass index (BMI) upped a woman’s risk of developing asthma by 6 percent (3 percent for men). The study also suggests that obesity is more likely to be associated with non-allergic asthma, which [...]

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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers in New York found young children (ages 4-5) who live in neighborhoods with lots of trees have lower rates of asthma than those in other areas (Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, July 2008). In a related study, researchers in Germany (American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, June 15, 2008) said children [...]

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		<description><![CDATA[What Is a Peak Flow Meter?
A peak flow meter is a handheld device that measures the peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR), or the volume of air that can be forcibly expelled from the airways.
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		<description><![CDATA[Have a Plan
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reminds us that pandemic flu is certain to affect America, but the big questions are when and how bad will it be. It will be too late to start making plans for pandemic flu or any emergency situation once the crisis has begun. So do it [...]

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		<title>What Makes You Wheezy?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[From colds to cold air, there&#8217;s a lot beyond allergies that could be causing your asthma symptoms. Sometimes it takes a little investigative work to discover patterns to symptoms. So armed with your Sherlock Holmes magnifying glass, let&#8217;s dust surfaces and find your asthma thumbprint.
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) outlines five [...]

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		<description><![CDATA[Nocturnal asthma. Many parents know all too well the coughing, choking, wheezing and congestion that can keep their children &#8211; and the rest of the family &#8211; awake at night.
&#8220;When my 3-year-old&#8217;s asthma acts up, it definitely disrupts his sleep and mine,&#8221; says AANMA member Rachel Gerke. &#8220;I know it is bothering him when he [...]

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		<title>Facing the Facts:  Recognize the Signs of Asthma</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The asthma diagnosis caught Mary Christopher short, yet deep down the 47-year-old executive wasn&#8217;t totally surprised. Family and friends had repeatedly suggested the possibility over the past year, but she had tossed off the comments.
&#8220;I didn&#8217;t understand what they were talking about when they said I was breathing funny. I didn&#8217;t think anything was wrong,&#8221; [...]

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		<description><![CDATA[A walk in the park was usually just that for Elizabeth Shuman. But last winter, she started having trouble breathing during one of her &#8220;power walks&#8221; &#8211; she felt short of breath and her chest felt tight. At first she thought she had a cold or respiratory infection. When the symptoms kept coming back, Elizabeth [...]

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Cough, cough, cough. That maddening cough that never goes away. The cough that makes people in the grocery store cover their carts as they speed past you. The cough that hammers a classroom of students trying to take a test or learn a new concept. Why do we cough? [...]

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		<description><![CDATA[Your lungs perform a vital function every day: They feed oxygen to your body and remove waste products with each breath. Most people don&#8217;t even notice the important work their lungs are doing &#8211; until there&#8217;s a problem.
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to new state laws, most of our children head off to school this year with inhalers and auto-injectable epinephrine tucked inside backpacks and purses!
AANMA&#8217;s award-winning Breathe: It&#8217;s the Law campaign continues to help states and school systems learn how to incorporate these lifesaving asthma and anaphylaxis medications into classroom, playground and school bus environments.
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