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Dear Reader: The things in your bedroom that are most likely to trigger attacks of asthma are dust mites, mold or animal dander. Dust mites are tiny, barely visible insects that live in our homes and ...

The air quality inside your house may not be as healthy as you might think it is. According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, indoor air quality can be as troublesome as the air outside ...

An important part of managing asthma is identifying and eliminating triggers that exacerbate the chronic condition. Forty percent of asthma episodes are caused by preventable triggers in the home, ...

You come home after a day away, step into the house, and the symptoms hit: Watery eyes, scratchy throat, congestion. Could it be indoor allergies? Allergies are very common. An estimated 50 million ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: I have asthma. Lately my symptoms have been worse at night. Why is that? DEAR READER: I put many questions to what I call the "grandmother test." My mother's mother did not have much ...