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Archive for January, 2009
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Friday Link – AAFA’s 2009 Asthma Capitals
If you follow me on Twitter, you already know why I have just one link today: I’m moving. Most of you have already known I’m moving for awhile now, but only in the far-off, “someday” sense. If you’re new to Asthma Mom, here’s the short version: since last August, I’ve been one of many, many people trying [...] -
Weird Health Wednesdays – Funniest Complaint Letter, Unusual Poisoning, Playground Security
I have to invert the usual order of this feature and lead with an off-topic link instead of the usual health ones. It’s that funny: “It’s your hamster Richard. It’s your hamster in the box and it’s not breathing.” If you haven’t seen this one yet, prepare yourself. A hilariously disgruntled Virgin Airways passenger sent this very [...] -
Stair Climbs for Lung Research
Pittsburgh’s been in the news a lot lately as one of the study sites for the Reducing particle pollution = Extending lifespans research just published in the New England Journal of Medicine. In a Bloomberg article, I learned this particular city saw such a dramatic improvement in air quality because it shut down the steel plants [...] -
Review – National Jewish Family Air Care Kit
Back when my daughter was three, four, and even five years-old and flaring all the time, I remember one visit to the pediatrician’s office in particular. Nothing seemed to help her spastic airways – not the short burst of oral steroids, not the various allergy prescriptions, not the three solid weeks of round-the-clock albuterol treatments. [...] -
Good Air, Long Lives
The research out there on air quality generally tracks the health effects of bad air in order to grow the pile of evidence that supports stricter pollution monitoring and restrictions. Just this week, though, the New England Journal of Medicine published a study that puts a more positive spin on the data. This study shows how [...] -
A Reader Question – Allergic vs. Intrinsic Asthma
Contrary to what my recent silence in the comments section may have you believe, I do actually read everything you guys post. Here’s proof. Last week, a new commenter left this message on a post about the American Lung Association’s 2008 State of the Air report: Hi ~ I strongly suspect that our son has asthma. We live [...] -
Friday Links – Tobacco Taxes & State Control, Singulair Safety
I was at the pediatrician’s office by 7:30 this morning since AG’s Steadfast Sidekick picked up strep again, but today’s a school holiday, anyway, so things could be worse. Here are the links, better late than never: ALA: State of Tobacco Control Report 2008 The American Lung Association has released its most recent state reports for tobacco control [...] -
Another View on Indoor Pools
The following is a guest post by Simon Owens, blogger for PBS’s MediaShift and owner/author of Bloggasm, which explores the intersection of new and old media. Publishing this article DOES NOT imply endorsement of the views expressed within by the Asthma Mom blog. I’m simply presenting another side to the chlorine/asthma question and have included [...]
