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Archive for January, 2009
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Weird Health Wednesdays – Anti-Smoking Ads in Japan (Again)
Oh, man. I just love Japanese anti-smoking signs with their mild reprimands and intricate diagrams. Remember these? I found even more. Check ‘em out. The first one is poetry, even: If you can’t read this one well it says, “My smoke is enveloping that man over there.” To wrap up, a little more poetry: “Inhaled. Burned. Thrown away. If it [...] -
The Obama Stimulus and Health Care
I’ve been reading a lot about Barack Obama’s stimulus plans through the lens of infrastructure lately as I completed a couple of articles about smart growth and public transportation systems. Yesterday, though, the media covered another angle on Obama’s economy plans, and it’s one that’s much more relevant to the subject of this blog. The [...] -
Friday Links – New Pneumonia Vaccine Recommendations, Nitric Oxide Tests, Squirrel Feasts
CDC, AAFP: Adult Asthmatics Need Pneumonia Vaccine If you’re a smoker or asthmatic between ages 19 and 64, the American Academy of Family Physicians thinks you should get the vaccine for pneumococcal pneumonia, based on recommendations from the CDC. Nitric Oxide Tests Not So Helpful After All I’ve mentioned nitric oxide (NO) monitoring for asthma maintenance a time [...] -
Weird Health Wednesdays – Twins & Babies
British Couple Has Second Set of Black and White Twins By “second,” I don’t mean the second set in the UK. I mean the second set for this couple. Here’s how it works: the mom, Alison Spooner, is white, while the dad, Dean Durrant, is black. The twins are fraternal, meaning they come from two eggs [...] -
High Altitude and Asthma (Or, More on My Eventual Colorado Move)
High altitude has been on my mind a lot lately as my relocation to Denver creeps–this particular move is such a long, wearying process that I do mean creeps–closer. The first and only time I visited Colorado, my daughter had no breathing problems although I had prepared for them. Of course, that back in July [...] -
Friday Links: Post-Holiday Monday Edition
I love my children, but this morning I’m really loving their return to school. Freelance projects have piled up, my email inbox has been terribly neglected, and near non-blogging means I’ve got a backlog of research and news links. Enjoy today’s Monday edition and this blog’s return to a regular posting schedule. Hopefully, the beginning of [...]
