Cautionary words about asthma and H1N1 and the increased risk of complications, but sorry to see this misinformation about asthma sufferers' increased risk of catching H1N1. If you have asthma, your risk of catching the flu are the same as everyone else. Your risks AFTER catching the flu are higher. I'm a medical journalist and asthma sufferer and I've researched and written about this - including extra things you can do to protect yourself at http://bit.ly/432p9q