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Archive for March, 2010
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Friday Links – Fish Oil, Peanut Allergy, Flu Vaccines
Asthma and Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Fish Discover reports on research of fish oil benefits that go beyond the cardiovascular system, including positive effects on inflammatory disease, diabetes and even intelligence. Basically, our bodies turn one of the oils into a compound that, prevents neutrophils (a type of white blood cell) from sticking to the [...] -
Breathing and the Small Screen
The other night, I caught the second episode of “Parenthood,” a new TV series loosely based on the hilarious and often bittersweet 1989 movie with Steve Martin. This new series, which marks the second attempt at translation for the small screen, retains the large, multigenerational family of the original movie. The episode I watched portrayed [...] -
Tuesdays are Your Turn – How’s Your Winter?
The last few days it’s been me and the tissue box with a big bag of honey-lemon cough drops by my side. Dear God, I’ve spent more days blowing my nose and wrapped in a blanket on the couch this winter than I have in a long, long time. The girls, too, and especially the [...] -
Friday Links – Asthma Rising, Maintenance Med Use Lacking
U.S. Asthma Still Climbing Here’s more fuel for my Let’s Move fire, as reported at a recent AAAAI annual meeting: 7.85% of the population has asthma, and the rate has risen 0.5% every three years. In fact, Nevada is the only state seeing a decrease, but just barely. More details on several other states through [...] -
Swimming for Asthma, Indoor Chlorine – A Balancing Act
(Photo: Flickr user Marcelo Terraza) My daughters were born and raised in coastal Florida, right up until we drove halfway across the country to move to Colorado in February 2009. They’re both excellent swimmers even though they’ve never taken a lesson. Instead, they grew up in the Gulf of Mexico and in our backyard pool, [...] -
Tuesdays are Your Turn – Breathing-Friendly Sports
Last week Sara C. asked this in the comments: how about exercise for our chronically breathless kiddos? I KNOW it’s good for lung health, and I know that there are athletes and such out there that are asthma sufferers…but it’s HARD when your child gets out of breath just climbing the stairs, to insist on [...] -
The Girl Who Has “Everything”
Notes from an Asthma Kid Hi! Okay, you know I have asthma (duh).
