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Archive for October, 2009
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Fall Allergy Cities
(Photo: SXC user pixkit) In non-H1N1 news, which this site does still cover sometimes, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America released its autumn allergies report for the 100 largest cities in the United States. McAllen, TX gets the dubious honor of number one, and my metro area (Denver) hit 84. To see the other [...] -
Tuesdays are Your Turn – The Sick Box
The worst non-respiratory illness in the Asthma Mom family history went a little something like this: Mr. Asthma Mom came home early from an after-hours work thing one Friday evening because he felt unwell. Sometime in the middle of that night, *unwell* gave way to full-force gastrointestinal symptoms, and those lasted most of the next [...] -
Deadly 1918 Flu = Weaker H1N1 in 2009
I don’t normally post on weekends, but I’m squeezing this quickie in because I promised: Yesterday, Scientific American’s Twitter account mentioned an online article about the 1918 influenza and its weakening effect on modern pandemics. Today, here it is: Pandemic Payoff You should read the whole article if you want some reassurance about swine flu. [...] -
Swine Flu Update – Week Ending Oct. 9
Can You Have H1N1 Without Fever? Yes, apparently. After this feature of some swine flu popped up in the comments this week, I went looking for information. This Times article from last spring explains how one-third of patients in two hospitals in Mexico had H1N1 without fevers. Even more surprising: while most of the severe [...] -
Tuesdays Are Your Turn – Coping with Swine Flu
Last Friday’s H1N1 update generated this comment: I just don’t know how to get thru this winter without going crazy with worry… I have cried my self to sleep more than one night already… please some tips for sanity & balance? Reading everything I can find, writing this blog, and interacting with you guys in [...] -
Swine Flu Update – Week Ending Oct. 2
Let’s get it started with the always-fascinating Effect Measure: How H1N1 Kills, Bacterial Infections or Otherwise This post discusses research into severe and fatal cases of H1N1. For the purposes of this blog, the key portion comes in the second half with the news that over half the fatalities in a recent study on swine [...] -
Reader Tips
On Tuesdays, I pose questions and invite all Asthma Mom readers and visitors to respond. Because who wants to read just my own input? That’d be boring, and you guys have knowledge, information, and experience to share, too. Check out all the Tuesday posts below, and if you have a question you’d like to see [...]
