Monthly Archives: March 2009

Hitting the Road with Asthma

This time of year is when most people begin planning their summer vacation.  If you are one of the 22.2 million people who have asthma in the United States, then this video may help you or your allergic family members when … Continue reading

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Seasonal Allergies and Children

It is especially hard for children to have pollen allergies.  When the weather is warm, pollen-producing plants and trees are flooding the air with allergens, making it difficult for kids with seasonal allergies who want to go outside. The most effective method … Continue reading

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Do You Have a Cold or Spring Allergies?

How can you tell if you or your child’s symptoms are from a cold or from early seasonal allergies?  Here’s a video that offers some extremely helpful clues for telling the two apart. Clue #1:  Fever.  If you have a fever, it is … Continue reading

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The Effects of Smoking on Your Appearance

Though you will never see what smoking does to your lungs, now you can see what it will do to your face.  Using age progression software, The American Lung Association shows some teenage smokers how they will look after a … Continue reading

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How to Remove Smoke Smell From Your Clothes

Here’s a trick to ridding your clothing of that cigarette smoke smell.  Check it out: Just keep in mind that this quick fix for smoky clothing works best for those who aren’t living in a house where someone smokes.  if … Continue reading

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The Impact of 1 Cigarette on Your Lungs

This video demonstrates the impact that one cigarette has on your lungs.  Look at the color of the cloth used to filter the smoke out of those two holding containers.  That is what ends up in your lungs after one … Continue reading

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The Truth About Secondhand Smoke Allergies

Can Cigarette Smoke Be Considered an Allergen?   Almost instantaneously, your eyes burn and flood with tears, your nose drips like a facet – then you notice that the tickle in your throat starts to feel more like tightness.   In … Continue reading

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Secondhand Smoke Deadly to Non-Smokers

This video was created for a press conference in 2006 where the Surgeon General (Richard H. Carmona) was going to present a report on the deadly effects of second hand smoke.  As seen in the individual interviewed for this video, … Continue reading

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Fast Asthma Treatment

Most cases of moderate to severe asthma are treated through the use of inhaled medicines.  By inhaling the asthma medication, relief is rushed directly to your lungs and bronchial tubes so that your symptoms will clear up faster.   Inhaler medicines come in … Continue reading

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