Spring 2014

• Cover Story: Five Things To Improve Your Comfort This Allergy Season
  By Anne Geistkemper, MS-RC, RRT
  Taking some basic simple measures can help you remove as many allergic triggers as possible from your home or workplace this spring.

• What’s Wrong with Me, Mom?
  By Kellie Carroll, BHS, RRT-NPS, AE-C
  Explaining asthma to your child may seem overwhelming, but don’t let that stop you. Asthma is less scary when your child understands the basics of the condition.

• Gender Matters in Asthma and Allergies
  By Karen S. Schell, DHSc, RRT-NPS, RRT-SDS, RPFT, RPSGT, AE-C, CTTS
  It is becoming clear to medical practitioners that asthma is handled differently by women and men. Some say women may have more sensitive airways that overreact to common triggers.

• News Bits
  Read the newest information about asthma and allergies from these studies appearing online.

Allergy & Asthma Health Staff

Marsha Cathcart
Editor

Thomas J. Kallstrom, RRT, FAARC
Managing Editor

Beth Binkley Contributor

Kelly Piotrowski
Graphic Artist

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