Each year, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) declares May to be “National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month. Click here to visit their website for resources and tools […]
Archive for the ‘Asthma’ Category
Voluntary Recall of Select Lots of EpiPen and EpiPen Jr® Auto-Injectors
A voluntary recall of select lots of EpiPen and EpiPen Jr® Auto-Injectors was announced March 31, 2017 by Mylan N.V. for Meridian Medical Technologies, a Pfizer company and Mylan’s manufacturing partner. This recall […]
What Exactly is Asthma?
Asthma is a chronic lung disease that results in narrowed and inflamed airways. In infants and toddlers it is often called reactive airway disease (RAD). It typically appears in childhood […]
When Allergies and Asthma Complicate Pregnancy
Asthma is the most common, potentially serious medical condition to complicate pregnancy. In fact, asthma affects almost 7 percent of women in their childbearing years. Well-controlled asthma is not associated […]