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Archive for March, 2009
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AAAAI Annual Meeting News – Cholesterol Meds Help Asthma
Through tomorrow, the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) is holding its annual meeting, and food allergies are a hot topic this year. I was contacted about some study results presented at the meeting on Saturday that are much more intriguing to me than food allergies, though, because [...] -
Friday Links – Asthma Communities & Coaches, Breast Cancer
Introducing the Asthma Mom Facebook Page Join us! There are only 5 members (including me) since I set it up last night, so you have a chance to get in on the ground floor. I’m hoping Facebook makes it easier to manage your questions, comments, and input at the same time that it fosters a community [...] -
Weird Health Wednesdays – Frog Legs, Amazing Surgery, Vampires
What Happens When a Frog Breaks Its Legs? Frog casts, of course. Girl Has 6 Organs Removed in Tumor Operation Doctors had to remove Heather McNamara’s stomach, pancreas, spleen, liver, small intestines, and large intestines in order to cut out a life-threatening tumor. They chilled the child’s own organs, basically treating them as organ transplants, and were able [...] -
Asthma and Altitude Update, Take II
Dear New Readers Filling My Inbox and the Comments with Altitude Questions, This one’s for you. Love, Your Formerly Floridian and now Coloradan Asthma Mom You can mark me down as *pleasantly surprised* over my kid’s current good health – and by good, I mean no quick-relief inhaler use yet since moving – especially considering the combination of a [...] -
Friday Links – TV & Asthma Risk, New Severe Asthma Med, Broccoli
How to Survive Prednisone Danielle over at Life With These Lungs wrote a great post this week on how she alleviates some of the side effects when she has to use oral steroids. Knowing firsthand how prednisone can wreak havoc on a child’s digestive tract, I’d recommend checking these with your pediatrician to any asthma parent. 20 [...] -
A Sense of Direction
If you’re looking for asthma information, please check out these popular posts or feel free to dig around in the archives and check out the excellent respiratory resources in the left sidebar: The Asthma Mom Glossary Indoor VOC’s and Asthma Kids Early Warning Trigger Symptoms Seasonal Allergy Tips Fun With Nasal Washes Taming the Mama Bear For the regulars, or for those [...]
