by Sherian Kington | Nov 26, 2024 | Canada, US
Reflections from 2024 November is the ideal month to highlight and center our focus on what we are grateful for in our lives. Gratitude is the “state of being grateful: thankfulness.” Research on gratitude supports that expressing and feeling grateful is healing and...
by Sherian Kington | Oct 30, 2024 | US, Canada
COPD & Emphysema Emphysema is a chronic progressive disease of the airways, specifically the alveoli. Emphysema is the destruction and enlargement of the alveoli. The alveoli are the air sacks located at the ends of the bronchioles (alveolus is the singular or one...
by Sherian Kington | Sep 27, 2024 | Canada, US
Exercise and Lung Health I received a video of my grandnephew taking his first steps this week, a significant milestone considering he was one month premature. As he transitions to a toddler, still finding his balance, it is a reminder that our muscles, like his, need...
by Sherian Kington | Aug 26, 2024 | Canada, US
Asthma Peak Week Summer is rapidly coming to a close. Children, and parents, are preparing to return to school. There is the excitement of shoe shopping, buying supplies, learning who their teacher will be, getting their class schedule and new books. As school...
by Sherian Kington | Jul 17, 2024 | US, Canada
Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) in Clinical Practice Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO) testing has emerged as a valuable tool in both the diagnosis and management of asthma. It is a non-invasive, quick, and easy test that measures the concentration of...
by Sherian Kington | Jun 26, 2024 | Canada, US
262 million people world-wide have asthma. Twenty-five million Americans have asthma. Ten people die each day in the United States from an asthma exacerbation. It is a heterogenous disease that can be difficult to diagnose and manage. There are objective tests...
