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Habits, and Growing Up Healthy
Some research suggests a connection between childhood asthma and adults with poor health or unhealthy habits. In other news, we redesigned Asthma Mom recently. These two concepts are related, I swear. Just give me a minute to get there. Back when my daughter lived with uncontrolled asthma as a matter of course, she constantly flared [...] -
Friday Links – Prenatal Vitamin D, National Asthma Agenda, Black Currants
Study to Attempt Asthma Prevention with Prenatal Vitamin D This research on vitamin D supplements during pregnancy has no immediate relevance for my own life since I’m not having any more children, but it holds exciting prospects for the future. Asthma prevention could take a giant step forward. American Lung Association’s National Public Policy Agenda [...] -
High-Altitude Hiking with an Asthma Kid
The sandstone cliffs of Eldorado Canyon in Boulder rise up steeply from either side of South Boulder Creek: See what I mean? This is a popular spot for serious rock climbers, and it’s beautiful, although the overcast sky here makes the reddish rock walls look less striking than they actually are. -
Friday Links – Suspensions in School Asthma Death, Vaccines and Junk Science in Cracked
Five Suspended Over Asthma Death of British Schoolboy The Guardian goes into more heartrending detail on the death of Sam Linton and the school’s neglect of his asthma that led to it. Fair warning: this will probably push some of your buttons. An example: A teacher who had been alerted to Sam’s plight by other [...] -
Your Child Is Allowed to Carry and Self-Administer an Inhaler at School
Asthma perceptions may need tweaking for years to come. Schools like this British one don’t always get it right, and lack of awareness can contribute to ignoring or underestimating the danger of a child’s severe flare. However. As of February 2010, South Dakota became the 50th and final state to pass laws allowing students to [...] -
Friday Links – School Neglect, Stress Risk Factors, Bone Marrow
British Court Rules Student Asthma Death a Result of Neglect When 11 year-old Sam Linton suffered an asthma flare at his school in December 2007, he apparently struggled for hours while no one called an ambulance. Later, he died in the hospital. This grievous personal tragedy for the Linton family and the horrifying failure of [...] -
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 [...] -
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 – 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 [...]
