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By Breathinstephen on Jun 17, 2016
Having documented a significant, but relatively slow decline in my lung function over the past decade, Ive often wondered what life must be like for other asthmatics who have a baseline FEV1 below 25%. Well, now I know. According to the last spiromet...
By Breathinstephen on Oct 28, 2014
Calling all asthmatics in Northern California and San Francisco Bay area. Enrollment for the current nationwide, NIH funded, Severe Asthma Research Program (SARP) is nearing completion and the study site at UCSF could really use your help to meet...
By Breathinstephen on Sep 28, 2013
In a few weeks I’m off to Pittsburgh again to participate in SARP III. The focus of SARP III is to study the stability of clinical and molecular phenotypes of severe Asthma. Basically they’re looking for the bio signature of certain mast...
By Breathinstephen on May 23, 2013
When I heard the news today that there’s a new drug in the pipeline for severe asthma, I about fell out of my chair. When you hear one of the world’s most respected asthma researchers proclaiming that this new drug is a “game change...
By Breathinstephen on Mar 16, 2013
For the life of me I can’t figure out why my breathing was so good from those last 2 weeks in January all the way till Feb 3rd. When I say “good” I don’t mean like a return to normal lung function or even a significant decreas...