SALE!

The premium version of HNM’s Huff & Puff: The Asthma App is now available at a dramatically reduced introductory price! We’ve cut the price to $1.99 for the high def iPad version and just $0.99 for the SD versions for iPhone/iPod and Android devices. (Normally, they’re’s $7.99 and $3.99, respectively.)

“We want to make it as easy as possible for everyone to obtain the full app,” said Tim Jones, HNM’s CEO. The free version is great, but it’s just a taste. The premium version provides lots more fun. And when I say ‘fun,’ I really mean ‘learning’ because that’s what we do. We make health learning fun.”

You can try the free versions of the app, or buy the full versions, using the following links:

(Of course, you could just search “Huff & Puff” in the App Store or Google Play and you’ll find it.)

We’ll be working on updates and improvements just as fast as we can to enhance your fun, so please let us know what you think. Tell us what you like, what you don’t like, or what new features you’d like to see. You can email us at support@healthnutsmedia.com or via our Support page.

Hope you enjoy it. (Please leave a Comment on the App Store or Google Play, if you do!)
 

Dr. Gregg
Posted – May 21, 2013
 

PS – A very special thanks to everyone who supported us – family, friends, colleagues, and more – in the development of Huff & Puff: The Asthma App!
 

Huff & Puff: The Asthma App – “the world’s best asthma education app!” – released in free and premium versions for tablets and smart phones

Los Angeles, CA – May 21, 2013: Health Nuts Media (HNM), a health engagement company, announces the release of their app, Huff & Puff: The Asthma App, for recent versions of the iPad/iPod/iPhone and Android tablets and smart phones.

Based on their animated series, Huff & Puff: An Asthma Tale, the app takes the fun to a whole new level. HNM’s CEO, Tim Jones, explains that, “While our animated series has received rave reviews from patients, doctors, nurses, and health educators across the country, we knew we wanted to take the level of engagement up even higher. Adding games and quizzes helped us make it even more fun. “Gamification” of health information has been shown to be an effective way to engage people and improve their health literacy. With our app, people can learn without even knowing they’re doing so!” (more…)

Asthma triggers, simply put, are those things that cause people with asthma to have their asthma act up. In other words, asthma triggers trigger asthma; they set asthma off. For people who have asthma, it’s important to try and “figger your triggers,” because knowing what your triggers are can help you keep from having an asthma attack and go on breathing easy.

The tricky part is that there are many triggers and everybody has different reactions to the different triggers. Some people only have a few triggers, like people who only have “exercise-induced asthma.” For them, the only time they have asthma symptoms is when they are physically active. For others, they may have a whole laundry list of triggers and find it hard to get away from them.

Some of the most common asthma triggers include: (more…)

Hal answered the phone and immediately sneezed – right into the mouthpiece. His buddy, Paco, who was on the other end said, “Geez, thanks. Guess it’s pollen a’calling, eh, Hal?”

Hal wiped his nose on his sleeve (he regretted that as soon as he saw the rather gross trail it left) and replied, “Aw, sorry, Paco. It just came on outta nowhere. I been doin’ it all day. You’d think I have allergies or something.”

Paco chuckled and said, “It’s OK, Hal. I’ve heard worse things on the phone before. So, anywho, if you’ve been sneezing so much, maybe you do have allergies.”

“Naw,” retorted Hal, “my mom thought I did when I was little and she had the doc test me. Nada. Guess I’m just a natural sneezer or something.”

“Hey, man, maybe you’re like me,” said Paco.

Whaddya mean, bean? Wait…no…you got asthma. That’s not me, Paco,” quipped Hal. “I got no coughin’ or wheezin’ or nothin’. I’ve just been sneezing with this (more…)

At the recent Planetree Conference, promoting patient-/person-centered care, we heard some of the best “evidence” that Health Nuts Media animation was having a truly wonderful impact upon patients. These patient success stories came from one of the good folks at JFK Medical Center in New Jersey where they are using HNM content via their interactive in-room patient video services system provided by our channel partner, TVR Communications.

Adriana Rizzolo, MSN RN CRNP, spoke about some of her experiences using Health Nuts Media’s patient education content. She is a Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist who serves as the clinical leader for Pediatric Nursing within JFK Medical Center. Her skills include clinical expertise in pediatrics, evidence based practice, collaboration, consultation, education, mentoring, and change leadership.

Adrianna’s clinical expertise stems from 6 years experience as a Pediatric Acute Care and Critical Care Nurse at a level one trauma center. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and her Master’s degree as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. She is board certified (more…)

Treating asthma successfully is all about asthma education. The better you understand asthma and what you need to do to control it, the “happier” your breathing will be.

There are lots of big and small choices you’ll make every day which can impact your breathing. Choosing to do things that help keep your lungs stable rather than choosing things that might set off asthma symptoms is an important part of asthma control. Know what your triggers are helps you keep away from asthma flares. Knowing the difference between “maintenance” and “quick-acting” (also called “rescue”) medicines and why you use one instead of the other is also very important. Learning about your own set of “signs” that your asthma is in the early stages of acting up is another key issue to understand.

Whether you have asthma that requires daily maintenance medicine or “intermittent” asthma that only occasionally calls for quick-acting medication, understanding how you take the medicine is one other vitally important concept.

Most people with asthma know that asthma is often treated with medicines they breathe in and that there are two main ways to get that medicine into their lungs: nebulizers and inhalers. What some people don’t know, though, is that (more…)