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Archive for February, 2010
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Friday Links – Health Care Summit Humor, Meds During Pregnancy, SARP
Jon Stewart on the Health Care Summit “Contest” Bookended with some essential perspective on the media’s ridiculous amping up – and even worse, instigation – of bipartisan brawling: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c Bipartisan Health Care Reform Summit 2010 www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Vancouverage 2010 -
Tuesdays are Your Turn – Favorite Olympian, with a Health Issue or Otherwise
Last week’s question was a thorny one on the work/life lack of balance, a problem facing most of us and unfortunately, one with no easy solutions. Expect more on this in the weeks to come, but for now, let’s go with something more straightforward and less disheartening: Oh, yes: it’s time for an Olympic reader [...] -
Friday Links – New Safety Warnings for Long-Acting Beta Agonists
Advair, Symbicort, Serevent, Foradil Getting New FDA Warnings Long-acting beta agonists are under the gun again for increasing the risk of hospitalization and death in some patients. Emphasis on the “some” – remember that these risks are serious and scary, especially if you or your kid needs the meds, but they’re also rare. The FDA wants [...] -
Tuesdays are Your Turn – Work/Life Balance (What’s That?)
From last week’s reader response comment section, which is replete with good material and you should totally go read if you haven’t yet: On a similar note, anyone have issues with missing too much work because of staying home with their asthma child? My boss has said I need to find “alternate child care” for when [...] -
Olympians, U.S. Presidents, and More – Celebrities with Asthma
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Friday Links – Breathing at the Vancouver Olympics
A Question: What Do Red Alder Trees Have to do With Olympics Results? Your answer: They start blooming in Vancouver and Whistler soon, and the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology thinks the pollen could trigger athletes’ allergies and/or asthma, affecting performance. And Speaking of the Winter Olympics and Asthma The Well blog examines high incidences of [...] -
Introducing Notes from an Asthma Kid
When I started this site, I didn’t tell anyone except Mr. Asthma Mom. And by “anyone,” I mean none of my friends and none of my family and not even my children. Not even AG herself, the sometime subject of this whole thing. I’ve wanted, always, to make sure my daughter thinks of herself as a kid [...] -
Tuesdays are Your Turn – Kids, School, Sick Days
Last weekend: Crazy-hectic This week: Better, but the Sidekick’s been sick since Saturday and hasn’t returned to school yet. So guess what I’ve been doing lately? Monday’s announcement: On hold until tomorrow (see above) Today’s reader response: Straight from my inbox: My son started kindergarten this year. Now that attendance “counts,” I’m having anxiety about the days he [...] -
Notes from an Asthma Kid
Out of the mouths of babes or Living with asthma, a kid’s perspective Running the Red Rocks Amphitheatre for the ALA in Colorado: My First 5K Glasses and Gastritis and Asthma (Oh, my) Don’t Worry About Using Your Inhaler at School Introducing My Kid and Her Feature -
Friday Links – BPA, Infection = Possible In-Utero Risk Factors
BPA: The Hits Just Keep on Comin’ Bisphenol-A, the chemical in plastic bottles that appears to play a role in reproductive health problems, diabetes and cancer, might contribute to asthma as well. This research on mice suggests exposure to BPA during pregnancy ups babies’ risk for the disorder. Infection During Pregnancy Linked to Asthma in Preemies Today’s the [...]
