By: Terry Graedon October 23, 2024 2 Comments
    CDC Warns of Walking Pneumonia in Little Kids

    Babies and toddlers are susceptible to many different infections. Some youngsters seem to get sick every time you turn around, with seven or eight infections a year. Because their immune systems are s…

    By: Terry Graedon February 15, 2016 10 Comments
    Is Azithromycin a Miracle Cure for Asthma?

    Asthma, with its coughing, wheezing and difficulty breathing, is usually considered an allergic condition. In this way of thinking, exposure to an allergic trigger sets off the symptoms. Doctors presc…

    By: Joe Graedon September 18, 2014 2 Comments
    The Worst Time of Year for Asthma

    September 18th was the worst asthma day of the year. Experience reveals that more people are hospitalized because of asthma attacks right after the middle of September than at any other time of the ye…

    By: Terry Graedon June 16, 2014 6 Comments
    Antibiotic Treatment Is Easing Asthma Symptoms T…

    Q. After reading about antibiotic treatment for asthma on the People's Pharmacy website, I am now taking azithromycin. My pulmonologist was aware of this treatment and agreed to me trying it. After fo…

    By: Joe Graedon January 9, 2014 2 Comments
    Can You Cure Hard-To-Treat Asthma with Antibioti…

    Q. I learned about the extended use of antibiotics for hard-to-treat asthma and convinced my GP to try three weeks of the antibiotic. I went from a high of 380 on my peak flow meter to 480, a 100 poin…