Posted on February 29th, 2008 by Amy
The idea of *home* is kind of a complicated one for me. We’re not one of those families “from” anywhere, who live within driving distance of all our friends and relatives. A lot of that has to do with my own background and Mr. Asthma Mom’s. I’m half-Puerto Rican, half the typical German/English mix found […]
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Posted on February 28th, 2008 by Amy
I knew it.
I knew it, I knew it, I knew it, and you guys did, too.
Yesterday I read a fantastic piece of research just published in Thorax, and normally I save this kind of thing for Saturday Links but I just have to give it its own post. See, some British researchers wondered if well-trained […]
Filed under: Asthma News & Research, Asthma Parents, Children's Asthma, Children's Health, Healthcare Issues | 6 Comments »
Posted on February 27th, 2008 by Amy
Welcome to the second week of Weird Health Wednesdays!
Forbes’ List of Healthiest Candies
Yeah, that’s right. Healthy candy. Now, author Susan Yara makes a good point at the end of the article, that pumping candy full of extra vitamins or fruit extracts could give people an excuse to eat too many snacks and not enough actual […]
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Posted on February 26th, 2008 by Amy
A recent email conversation with a friend and regular reader prompted me to comb through YouTube this morning for a video about inhalers and spacers. You see, my friend has a daughter with asthma also, and no one’s ever given her this crucial bit of information in the inhaler process: asthma patients should hold their […]
Filed under: Asthma Girl, Asthma Meds, Asthma Parents, Children's Asthma, Children's Health, Practical Tips | 7 Comments »
Posted on February 25th, 2008 by Amy
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Dear God, will the pollen never stop?
Spring brings me nothing but contradiction, as I simultaneously yearn for hay fever season to end for my allergic kid’s sake and wish to hold summer off for as long as possible.
I love summer, I really do. No one gets very sick around here, and my Asthma Girl gets […]
Filed under: Allergens, Asthma Triggers, Children's Asthma, Children's Health | 6 Comments »
Posted on February 23rd, 2008 by Amy
Testing for Asthma with Lasers
This one is straight out of a science fiction movie. Researchers at the University of Colorado of Boulder have figured out how to shoot a person’s breath with laser light to detect biomarkers for certain diseases, including asthma. As I understand it, if doctors can use the technology for diagnosis in […]
Filed under: Asthma News & Research, Children's Asthma, Environment, FDA Issues, Friday Links, Healthcare Issues, Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
Posted on February 22nd, 2008 by Amy
In my further attempt to adjust this blog’s chronology of information and because I’m guessing newbies to asthma would love to know why, exactly, I’ve compiled an enormous list of triggers on the tab above, today let’s talk trigger journals.
You or your kid faces a new asthma diagnosis.
You read a little bit about the […]
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Posted on February 21st, 2008 by Amy
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Sometimes readers email me with questions about where to find good, solid asthma information, and today I have two responses:
1. Check out the left sidebar for asthma, allergy, and other health organizations.
2. Go read the latest article in CNN’s Empowered Patient series, “Tips for savvy medical Web surfing.”
It lists some truly excellent tips for […]
Filed under: Asthma Girl, Asthma News & Research, Asthma Parents, Children's Asthma, Children's Health, Healthcare Issues, Practical Tips | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 21st, 2008 by Amy
Weird Health Wednesdays stay, and we all get to the poke the beast. Keep an Asthma Mom in mind when you run across anything that might qualify and send me the link through the Contact tab above, why don’t you?
Today’s actual post to appear in an hour or so. Thanks for your input!
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Posted on February 20th, 2008 by Amy
Talking about asthma makes for a sobering read sometimes, what with the discourses on peak flow meters, lung function, and pulmonary anatomy. You must realize by now I don’t mind taking a break from the serious sometimes by laughing at my past asthma mistakes and current health obsessions or poking a stick at the asthma […]
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