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
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Bipartisan Health Care Reform Summit 2010

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Earlier this month, Michelle Obama launched her new Let’s Move campaign to fight childhood obesity. According to NPR,
Mrs. Obama attributes her sensitivity about childhood obesity to her own days as a working mom (married to a busy, political-type, rising-star of a husband). Before moving to the White House, she had little time to prepare healthy [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Notes from an Asthma Kid

Hi! Thanks for the comments everybody!
My mom and I were talking, and instead of being called “AG” I’d rather be called by own name and she says it’s okay with her.

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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 [...]

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(Porta Nuova station during the 2006 Torino Games)

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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