Ponca City, We love you writes "The number of labor with asthma has been rising for many years. About 1 in 10 parturition in the UK develop asthma, compared with about 1 in 25 in the 1960s. The reason for this isn't clear, use 'although' several grand unified theory have been put forward such as kee...

I have to admit, I was a little bit gobsmacked when I saw that our little nerd world is becoming so mainstream that Jimmy Fallon had a gadget blogger featured on his show the other night — and it wasn't even for an iPhone launch! Now, I believe Mr. Fallon is genuinely a geek (and I know Questl...

I got a comment last week from a reader who found it hard to believe that a bar could have real health benefits. In response to that, I’m offering something fresh and raw and healthy - the kiwifruit. I picked up a bag of kiwis at the farmer’s market on Saturday. They offer kiwis like the...

I've been fighting it for a month but the blasted cough I had wouldn't go away & was getting worse, got a bit scared Thurs night when I started wheezing & several breathing treatments on the nebulizer wouldn't help so went to Kaiser's urgent care last night & sure enuff, they did chest xrays and I'v...

Ten years ago, a lung specialist told a woman I know: "You have Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency. There's no cure. You have about five years to live." I know a LOT of doctors. I like and respect most of them. I have a decent regard for the work involved in getting an MD degree, the basic...

It really astonishes me the kind of stupid and mean-spirited crap that right wing fanatics spout on national television. I mean these guys are absolutely nuts, but they get paid for spreading ignorance and intolerance. This comes from Media Matters: On July 16, the No. 3 syndicated radio talk show h...

  N. Ann Spires Allergy and Natural Products   I live and work in Valley, NE. USA. I have had allergies and chemical sensitivities most of my life, the asthma has developed during my adult years, and this year I was diagnosed with Vocal Chord Dysfunction. Vocal Chord Dysfunction, can be mi...

Well, things can change pretty fast in Dina Lohan’s world. Just last week the mother of Lindsay Lohan was asked if her daughter and Samantha Ronson were a couple. Her response was a big fat denial. OK! magazine chatted with Dina at the Project Cuddle event in NYC yesterday and asked her again ...

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(Image credit www.about.com)  A University of Carolina study monitoring 1200 newborns found that first borns were more likely to carry a gene variant which raised their risk of developing an allergy before the age of 10.  The study suggested that a first born experienced different conditions in t...