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Archive for September, 2009
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Kids, Preschool and Remission
Two online articles I’ve read recently highlight some of the larger questions surrounding childhood asthma, its causes, and its outcomes. The first one appears to debunk a popular theory that preschool, which exposes kids to lots of contagious illness at an early age, may help protect children from the over-active immune response involved with asthma [...] -
One-Shot Swine Flu Vaccine? And an H1N1 Rap Video
Just what I needed to read this morning, what with my 10 year-old lifelong (so far) asthmatic daughter – according to the Los Angeles Times’ reporting on swine flu deaths in U.S. children: In a normal flu season, at least half of the deaths among children occur in those younger than 5. With swine flu, [...]
