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Does anybody know where there is a site on the web where I can download/print one of the graphs for recording peak flow readings? I have filled the booklet of graphs that came with my spirometer. I have acrobat reader if that is needed. Thanks. Boyd — "The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity."

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Sure, Try www.rxlearn.com There is asthma info and a tool for tracking peak flow.  You can print it off, or give your health care professional(s) access to view the information.  This was put together by pharmacy and nursing.  Free site.  Full disclosure:  I am involved with the site.  Hope you like it! Dave – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Does anybody know where there is a site on the web where I can download/print one of the graphs for recording peak flow readings? I have filled the booklet of graphs that came with my spirometer. I have acrobat reader if that is needed. Thanks. Boyd — "The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity."

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Try www.rxlearn.com There is asthma info and a tool for tracking peak flow.  You can print it off, or give your health care professional(s) access to view the information.  This was put together by pharmacy and nursing.  Free site.  Full disclosure:  I am involved with the site.  Hope you like it!

you wouldn’t happen to know of a program for Palm computers to keep track of peak flows digitally? my wife’s just as big a geek as i am, namely, but neither of us is quite big enough a geek yet to just up and write such a program… —    PGP/GnuPG key (ID 1024D/BFE0D6D0) available from keyservers everywhere     Key fingerprint = 3EBC 97FC 68AA 65F1 65E6  3D36 35F6 4213 BFE0 D6D0        "Everything I am today, I owe to people whom it is now too late                                    to punish."

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I’ll try to find out.  I have a Palm Vx, and I have the information for "Web Clipping" for making programs to interface with the Internet for the wireless newer Palm computers.  I have not seen a program for this, but I’ll see what I can find. Dave – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Try www.rxlearn.com There is asthma info and a tool for tracking peak flow.  You can print it off, or give your health care professional(s) access to view the information.  This was put together by pharmacy and nursing.  Free site.  Full disclosure:  I am involved with the site.  Hope you like it! you wouldn’t happen to know of a program for Palm computers to keep track of peak flows digitally? my wife’s just as big a geek as i am, namely, but neither of us is quite big enough a geek yet to just up and write such a program… —   PGP/GnuPG key (ID 1024D/BFE0D6D0) available from keyservers everywhere    Key fingerprint = 3EBC 97FC 68AA 65F1 65E6  3D36 35F6 4213 BFE0 D6D0       "Everything I am today, I owe to people whom it is now too late                                   to punish."

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No I don’t know of one, but I’ll check. Dave – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Try www.rxlearn.com There is asthma info and a tool for tracking peak flow.  You can print it off, or give your health care professional(s) access to view the information.  This was put together by pharmacy and nursing.  Free site.  Full disclosure:  I am involved with the site.  Hope you like it! you wouldn’t happen to know of a program for Palm computers to keep track of peak flows digitally? my wife’s just as big a geek as i am, namely, but neither of us is quite big enough a geek yet to just up and write such a program… —   PGP/GnuPG key (ID 1024D/BFE0D6D0) available from keyservers everywhere    Key fingerprint = 3EBC 97FC 68AA 65F1 65E6  3D36 35F6 4213 BFE0 D6D0       "Everything I am today, I owe to people whom it is now too late                                   to punish."

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This site I found has asthma information.  They sell it for $9.95

These sites also have asthma info and it’s FREE! http://www.noah.cuny.edu/asthma/asthma.html http://www.ama-assn.org/special/asthma/

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This site I found has asthma information.  They sell it for $9.95   I believe, but it appears to be very thorough and informative.  It looks at different studies on asthma and provides a great guide.  Thought you might want to investigate.  I found it at http://medsupport.bizland.com

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This site I found has asthma information.  They sell it for $9.95   I believe, but it appears to be very thorough and informative.  It looks at different studies on asthma and provides a great guide.  Thought you might want to investigate.  I found it at http://medsupport.bizland.com

IMO, you are better off going to a bookstore and getting a book on asthma.  (Written by a qualified asthma MD). BTW, the material in the books can be found for free if you wish to expend a little bit of effort. "Keep looking below surface appearances. Don’t shrink from doing so (just) because you might not like what you find."    General Colin Powell

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Hello everybody.  I am a 21 year old male.  I’ve had asthma ever since I was a child and although it subsided to the point where I rarely had attacks, it seems to have come back pretty hard.  Since it’s been a while, I have some questions about asthma, I hope you will all bear with me.  I thank you in advance for your help. To treat my attacks, my doctor prescribed to me Ventolin and Becotide, a cortisteroid that I’ve actually used before.  I’ve forgotten some things about it, and I realize that its effect is preventative, but about how long until I can notice its effect?  Does anybody know when I might start seeing some improvements? Regarding Ventolin (salbutamol), I was wondering if the body adjusts to the drug in which case you need more and more puffs in order to have an effect. Is there a danger of this happening? Finally, I’m wondering if there are any new drugs that are worth trying out. I was a little bit dismayed to find that I was prescribed the same medicines that I’ve been using ever since my childhood. Have there been any advancements that I should consult with my doctor? I’m also somewhat interested in the concept of natural remedies.  Has anybody found any herbal remedies or the such that may ease the asthma? Please don’t flame me for this question, I’m just wondering if there’s any other approach I can use in combination with the conventional treatments. I think that’s about it, but some more questions may pop up later.  Once again, I’d really appreciate any help with these questions.  Thank you! -Taylor

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Hi Taylor I’m am asthmatic with 50 years personal experience of managing my own condition (but always with my doctors agreement). Also six members of my extended family are also asthmatics. Hello everybody.  I am a 21 year old male.  I’ve had asthma ever since I was a child and although it subsided to the point where I rarely had attacks, it seems to have come back pretty hard.  Since it’s been a while, I have some questions about asthma, I hope you will all bear with me.  I thank you in advance for your help. To treat my attacks, my doctor prescribed to me Ventolin and Becotide, a cortisteroid that I’ve actually used before.  I’ve forgotten some things about it, and I realize that its effect is preventative, but about how long until I can notice its effect?  Does anybody know when I might start seeing some improvements?

A few days for some benefit and 2 to 4 weeks for maximum. Regarding Ventolin (salbutamol), I was wondering if the body adjusts to the drug in which case you need more and more puffs in order to have an effect. Is there a danger of this happening?

My experience is that it does if used excessively over a long period (months). If you need to use it less than the recommended maximum of 3 times/week it remains effective. Finally, I’m wondering if there are any new drugs that are worth trying out. I was a little bit dismayed to find that I was prescribed the same medicines that I’ve been using ever since my childhood. Have there been any advancements that I should consult with my doctor?

Yes there are some new drugs. They only work well for about on third of asthmatics and side-effects  long term (10 to 20 years) are unknown. I’m also somewhat interested in the concept of natural remedies.  Has anybody found any herbal remedies or the such that may ease the asthma? Please don’t flame me for this question, I’m just wondering if there’s any other approach I can use in combination with the conventional treatments.

You may wish to investigate Buteyko breathing. The Daily Telegraph carried a feature about Buteyko breathing on Mon 7th and Tues 8th June ‘99. If you can’t get hold of a copy visit www.telegraph.co.uk and view it online. Navigating the telegraph site is a bit tricky as the site changes every day with each issue of the newspaper. Go to http://www.telegraph.co.uk, at the bottom of the page click on features. It will then ask you to go through their free signup process. This will provide you with your own personal URL. You then need to navigate to features and choose the links at the top left of the page to Mondays 7th June and Tuesday 8th June. Buteyko is a breathing technique. But unlike many other breathing methods Buteyko’s aim is to breath less. Buteyko has improved my asthma, reduced my Ventolin usage to zero and my steroids by more than half. I would recommend all asthmatics to try it to see if it works for them. However a word of warning, some have felt so good after using it for a few months they have thrown their medication away. You should continue to carry your medication even though your asthma may be in remission. Buteyko is a great method to help reduce asthma – it is not a miracle cure. For a good introducing and more information on Buteyko try http://www.wt.com.au/~pkolb/buteyko.htm. It is best viewed by using the option to download the whole site and then read at leisure. There is quite a lot of it. See the ‘Get Started Now’ section, to get you started. It is completely free. For more information go to http://home.netscape.com/ and search for Buteyko using SNAP. This will give you other sites of interest. BTW, there has been suggestions on this ng, from people that have not tried Buteyko, that there is a danger that Buteyko may only reduce your perception of asthma symptoms – thus setting you up for irreversible airways damage. I have not experienced this effect and know of nobody who has. However, if you have success with Buteyko and reduce your medication, it may be wise to have your airway function checked. As Buteyko is a controversial subject on this newsgroup it is likely that anti-Buteyko replies will be appended to this posting. They may well call it quackery and make unsubstantiated assertions that it is dangerous. Don

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Is there a good web site with Asthma info?  I’ve been to some, but wondering if any one here has any favorites?

Here are some really good sites with excellent reputations for accurate information: http://www.ama-assn.org/special/asthma/asthma.htm http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/c8.html http://www.mdnet.de/asthma/ http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/nhlbi/lung/asthma/prof/asthgdln.htm http://www.aadmc.org/ http://www.lungusa.org The following is particullarly usefull as it provides a critique of asthma stories that appear in the popular media. http://www.aadmc.org/inthenews/wypr/index.html

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Is there a good web site with Asthma info?  I’ve been to some, but wondering if any one here has any favorites? Thanks! Investing and Finance Links http://members.xoom.com/dollarbill/index.htm

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Is there a good web site with Asthma info?

Here’s my page with alternative suggestions I collected from the newsgroups:   http://www.panix.com/~donwiss/asthma.txt Don.

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  Is there a good web site with Asthma info?  I’ve been to some, but wondering   if any one here has any favorites? I’m biased <G I like _my_ allergists page www.drchrisrandolph.com These pages are primarily for dispensing information (although if you’re looking for an allergist in Connectitcut his office information is there) It’s a new site but it’s coming along. ChrisOD

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Try the Canadian Lung Association…very good site. http://www.lung.ca/asthma/index.html – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Is there a good web site with Asthma info?  I’ve been to some, but wondering if any one here has any favorites? Thanks! Investing and Finance Links http://members.xoom.com/dollarbill/index.htm

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Ok…does anyone else out there get attacks from laughing and crying or just getting emotional? I also only get them when I execise and sleep(dreaming). Basicly anytime my heart rate is increased.  I really do not get triggered by allergic responses (unless it is a cat)..has been that way all my life.

Is it normal (for an asthmatic) to get asthma when angry?  I get it almost everytime I get extremely angry. Andrea

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Ok…does anyone else out there get attacks from laughing and crying or just getting emotional? I also only get them when I execise and sleep(dreaming). Basicly anytime my heart rate is increased.  I really do not get triggered by allergic responses (unless it is a cat)..has been that way all my life. Is it normal (for an asthmatic) to get asthma when angry?  I get it almost everytime I get extremely angry. Andrea

It could be "stress-induced" asthma, which is pretty common.  I don’t know if the adreniline released in your system is part of that, or not (I get that way, too, though; I figure it’s nature’s way of telling me to calm down.) Scott T.

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I also have asthma attacks that are triggered by emotions.  One of the most severe episodes ended up with me being intubated—all because of laughing too hard and too long.  NOW, I cannot speak for other asthmatics, I only know that being too angry or laughing too hard or crying too hard can trigger MY asthma.

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I get attacks when I laugh too hard, too.  So does my son.  Why is that?

Me too!  A good laugh always brings on a coughing fit.. it’s so frustrating! The only way to stop the cough is to use my inhaler. — Connie

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I had the same problem. I solved it by learning to inhale through my nose while laughing instead of the more natural gasping through my mouth. Give it a try…it’s free, has no side-effects, does not involve medicine. Joan – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I get attacks when I laugh too hard, too.  So does my son.  Why is that? Me too!  A good laugh always brings on a coughing fit.. it’s so frustrating! The only way to stop the cough is to use my inhaler. — Connie

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Ok…does anyone else out there get attacks from laughing and crying or just  getting emotional? I also only get them when I execise and sleep(dreaming).

Thanks All for the Asthma info..I was just interesting if anyone else has the  same kind of experience…I have been on so many differant meds since I was  16..now I am on venolin and Accolate (which has worked really great).Agian, I  was just wonder who had the same type of asthma..thanks so much for caring  enough to write. I have been looking into Tai Chi myself… because I also  have Fibromyalgia …I just never hear talked about the type of attacks I seem  to get and was just wondering if I am the only one… Jennifer Shalom, Jennifer

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This is fairly common. The only way to control it is to control your emotions and your physiological response to these stimulants, or to avoid them altogether. I will give one suggestion.

Here’s my solution. Breathe through your nose. I know that sounds strange, but I’ve found that breathing through my mouth…like when I’m laughing hard or exercising or just talking in a stressful situation…seems to trigger the attack. I can still laugh, exercise, experience stress and avoid asthma attacks if I breathe in through my mouth. Joan – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Ok…does anyone else out there get attacks from laughing and crying or just  getting emotional? I also only get them when I execise and sleep(dreaming).  Basicly anytime my heart rate is increased.  I really do not get triggered by  allergic responses (unless it is a cat)..has been that way all my life. Please e-mail me if this seems familiar to you. (Do not try to sell me anything) Shalom, Jennifer

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Ok…does anyone else out there get attacks from laughing and crying or just  getting emotional? I also only get them when I execise and sleep(dreaming). Shalom, Jennifer

Laughing, crying and exercising all dehydrate the airway, causing asthma symptoms. Kim

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Ok…does anyone else out there get attacks from laughing and crying or just  getting emotional? I also only get them when I execise and sleep(dreaming).  Basicly anytime my heart rate is increased.  I really do not get triggered by  allergic responses (unless it is a cat)..has been that way all my life. Please e-mail me if this seems familiar to you. (Do not try to sell me anything) Shalom, Jennifer

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This is fairly common. The only way to control it is to control your emotions and your physiological response to these stimulants, or to avoid them altogether. I will give one suggestion. Relaxation techniques can be invaluable to all who suffer from stressful conditions such as asthma. Many times these episodes are brought on by an inability to relax. Tai chi has helped many of the patients I have seen in a pulmonary rehab clinic in chattanooga. They are thinking of making it a part of the clinic. It sounds unorthodox, but tai chi DOES help lower stress levels and help a person to relax. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Ok…does anyone else out there get attacks from laughing and crying or just  getting emotional? I also only get them when I execise and sleep(dreaming).  Basicly anytime my heart rate is increased.  I really do not get triggered by  allergic responses (unless it is a cat)..has been that way all my life. Please e-mail me if this seems familiar to you. (Do not try to sell me anything) Shalom, Jennifer

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I am doing a report on asthma and wonder if anyone knows a websight that would have pictures and useful information. Any help would be well appreciated.

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I am doing a report on asthma and wonder if anyone knows a websight that would have pictures and useful information. Any help would be well appreciated.

Thry this: http://westview.org/asthma/info.html — Robert Wuest, PE                Empowered           Kemet Electronics

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The Asthma Society of Canada is a national, volunteer-based organization devoted to enhancing the quality of life of people living with asthma and to eliminating the disorder. Visit our homepage or any one of our main URLs: http://westview.org/asthma/ http://westview.org/asthma/info.html http://westview.org/asthma/asthmaexer.html http://westview.org/asthma/manual/index.html (asthma at school on-line manual) http://westview.org/asthma/links.html http://westview.org/cgi/cgi-bin/netforum/asthma/a/1 (a web-browser-based "newsgroup" where you can post information, ask questions, and help others.) If you wish to link your web site to ours, please feel free to do so; if you think it appropriate that we do the same, please notify me with the Thanks, Brian Pugh (for the Asthma Society of Canada).

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