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Archive for March, 2009
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I Won’t Tell You to Move Here
I think Denver is good for my kid’s asthma. Probably, I shouldn’t write that. Doctors will always tell you the same thing: don’t move somewhere to improve your child’s lung health. It won’t work. Logically, I know that if my kid has persistent asthma, she’s going to have it anywhere, in any climate, at any altitude. And [...] -
Asthma Mom Primer
New readers, this morning’s post is for you. First of all, welcome to the Blog of Inferior Breathing and thanks for your comments and emails. If you’re new to asthma and new to this blog, here’s a quick primer for you: A little bit about me. A little bit about asthma. A lot about asthma triggers. Some popular past [...] -
Friday Links – Pregnancy, GPS Inhalers, New TB Test
Good morning! Here’s why my backyard looks like now: While some people are undoubtedly sick of winter, the girls are ecstatic that we moved here in time for the Denver Spring Blizzard ‘09. Here they are on the sledding hill yesterday afternoon: Now they’re outside playing and attempting to build a snowman for the very first time [...] -
Snow Day
The Denver area’s under a blizzard warning from now until Friday morning, so the girls – to their great happiness – are home from school today. I woke up to that very light coating in the photo above, but fat, heavy flakes are supposed to start coming down soon. Clearly, little work will get done in [...] -
Weird Health Wednesdays – Fried Insects & Asthma, Candy Therapy
So many good links today and all of them about food: Asthmatics: Don’t Eat Too Many Fried Bugs Actually, this is kind of serious. In Thailand, where citizens can buy fried insects at street stalls, 118 people ended up in the hospital between mid-December/early January. The insects contain a hefty dose of histamine that can cause asthma [...] -
World TB Day – Who Cares?
Tuberculosis – A highly contagious infection caused by the bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Abbreviated TB. Tubercles (tiny lumps) are a characteristic finding in TB. Diagnosis may be made by skin test, which if positive should will be followed by a chest X-ray to determine the status (active or dormant) of the infection. Tuberculosis is more [...] -
Recliner Sleeping, or the Two-Pillow Trick
Certain stories and habits and language quirks develop and meld into the everyday narrative of family life. No matter how frequently it happens, I’m always surprised when one mundane detail in a long list of similar items that form the daily habits of my family appears remarkable or noteworthy to someone else. My sister and I [...] -
Friday Links – Statins & Asthma Again, Smokefree Workplaces
More on Cholesterol Drugs and Asthma If you read Monday’s post on statin use and reduced asthma hospitalizations, here’s more information on why treatment recommendations won’t change without further research. More 2009 AAAAI Annual Meeting News Researchers presented their statin findings at the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology’s annual meeting this week. Here’s the link to [...] -
Weird Health Wednesdays – Toads, Cousins, a Genius
Toads Will Mate, So Roads Will Close I write about the effect of habitat loss on biodiversity sometimes for my Celsias gig, so this story is a welcome change of pace. The Philadelphia Streets Department will close two streets so toads can make their spring mating migration safely. Apparently, the toads haven’t fared so well in [...] -
Asthma & Allergy Headlines from AAAAI
If you haven’t been following the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology that wraps up today in Washington, I’ve got a quick roundup of some of the major headlines for you: First, I hope you’ll check out yesterday’s post on cholesterol drugs lowering asthma hospitalizations. Next, some good news is that [...]
