Every Month is Asthma Awareness Month!
While May is the designated month for asthma awareness, at Family Allergy & Asthma Care of Montana, we care for individuals with asthma every day, all year long! Check your knowledge of asthma with these factoids. Did you know? In Montana, asthma: affects 9.1% of …
Asthma Camp in Montana!
The start of Camp Huff n’ Puff, the annual overnight camp for children with asthma is coming up fast! Dates: July 12-17th (overnight) Location: YMCA Camp Child (23 miles west of Helena, MT) Cost: $100 (scholarships available) Ages: entering 2nd-9th grade At Camp Huff n’ Puff, …
First Breath-Actuated, Dry-Powder Inhaler Approved for Acute Asthma
The FDA has approved the first breath-actuated dry-powder inhaler for relief of acute asthma. The ProAir® RespiClick by TEVA is now available in pharmacies. The Proair® RespiClick contains albuterol sulfate as an inhalation dry powder rather than a solution like it’s popular Proair® MDI (metered dose …
YOU CAN CONTROL YOUR ASTHMA! WORLD ASTHMA DAY IS TUESDAY MAY 5, 2015. MAY IS ASTHMA AWARENESS MONTH.
Millions of people in the United States have asthma, a chronic lifelong disease that affects the lungs. Asthma can cause wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing. Although asthma cannot be cured, it is possible to manage asthma to reduce and prevent asthma attacks. It’s time …
Epinephrine: Life-Saving Drug!
Epinephrine is the #1 most important medication used to stop or lessen severe allergic reactions that may be life threatening (anaphylaxis). Anaphylaxis can be triggered by allergic reactions to medications (especially antibiotics and aspirin), foods (especially nuts, peanut, and seafood), latex, and insect stings (bee, …
Do you sneeze when you sip that fine red wine? Wine allergy!
Wine has been a popular beverage since ancient times and across all cultures. While the effects of wine on health are frequently reported, allergy or intolerance to wine has not been as closely studied. Wine contains many organic compounds including proteins from grapes (of course), …
Spilling the beans on bean allergy!
Do beans agree with you? If not, read on. Beans are just one type of edible legume. Other well known legumes include alfalfa, clover, peas, lentils, lupins, mesquite, carob, soybeans, peanut, tamarind and the woody climbing vine wisteria. While there are over 40,000 types of …
Eczema affects more than the skin.
Many people believe that Atopic Dermatitis (also known as allergic eczema) is a problem limited to the skin. However, digging deeper will reveal that eczema is very much a problem that affects much more than the skin. Eczema is associated with other allergic disorders (that …
And then there were 2: Flonase goes OTC!
Flonase (Fluticasone proprionate) is now available without a prescription. It joins Nasacort Allergy 24 HR to become the second corticosteroid nasal spray available OTC. Flonase nasal spray first became available in 1994 as a prescription medicine to treat nasal allergies. Since then, it has become …
Peanut Allergy Patch Treatment
The Peanut Patch Trial Epicutaneous Immunotherapy (EPIT) introduces new way to treat peanut allergies! Peanut Allergy: Peanut allergy is one of the most serious food allergies and is responsible for the majority of food anaphylaxis reactions and food allergy deaths. At least 1% of the …