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Friday Links – Inhaler Wars, Harold Dow and Summer Asthma Deaths
Mold and Kids’ Asthma in New Orleans, 5 Years After Katrina High post-Katrina levels of asthma among New Orleans residents is the big story here, and it’s a devastating one. At the end of this particular interview, though, something else caught my eye. Dr. Floyd Malveaux, when talking about his intervention and treatment program of 184 [...] -
Friday Links – September Epidemic, Tylenol Risk, Free National Parks
Ever Heard of the “September Epidemic”? Janeen talks about this phenomenon over on her food allergy blog, and it’s based on a National Jewish article. Go read the whole thing, but here’s the short version: doctors see a rush of kids in the ER around September when back-to-school means back to the petri dish of kid [...] -
Tuesdays are Your Turn – Kids’ Allergy Shots at Home
What’s proposed in today’s question would ease most of the inconvenience and probably some of the fear involved in weekly allergy shots for kids: Can allergy shots be given at home to kids? I have an adult friend who, after some training of course, administers her own allergy shots at home. I asked the staff [...] -
Friday Links – Now the Pool Will Give You Asthma AND Cancer. Plus, Interferon Treatment Possibility.
Pool Chemicals Linked to Health Problems. Again. I’ve written about swimming pools and lung health several times before, but this research is a little different. University of Illinois researchers used DNA technology to study the cell damage of tap water vs. pool water. Could Interferon for Asthma Mean Losing the Inhalers? Apparently, this protein already used to [...] -
Already Thinking About Back-to-School, and an Argument for Evaluation
I looked at the calendar the other day and realized AG and the Steadfast Sidekick have only a month of summer break left before they head back to school. AWESOME. I love my girls, you know I do, and they’re fun people to hang out with, but what I don’t love? The summer schedule of a mom [...] -
Friday Links – Dulera Approval, It May Not Be Asthma, Fireworks
FDA Approves Dulera, a New Combination Inhaler Like Advair and Symbicort, the Dulera inhaler contains both a corticosteroid and a long-action beta agonist. According to this article, you should be able to find it in the U.S. soon. New Anti-Inflammatory Possibly on the Horizon For patients who can’t get much relief or control from inhaled steroids, this new [...] -
Friday Links – Allergy Shot Vaccine, Asthma Racial Gap, Ice Cream
Allergy Shots Without the Shot? I know a couple of you would love this. Research looks promising for a kind of immunotherapy vaccine, which would help prevent allergy triggers for asthmatics sans injections. Minority Kids Have Higher Asthma Rates, Even with Insurance We’ve known about the higher burden asthma places on black and Latin American communities for a [...] -
Regarding Asthma and Parasites
What if the asthma epidemic in the Western world started because some people’s immune systems freak out in the absence of former health threats? That’s the reasoning behind the Hygiene Hypothesis, and it also explains why some people inflict parasitic infections on themselves in an attempt to reduce their allergy and asthma symptoms. Really. A reader asked me [...] -
Tuesdays are Your Turn – Allergy Shots for Kids
Today’s question comes from Kelley, whose daughter is highly allergic to cats. And by “highly,” I mean she experiences major symptoms even on a full regimen of allergy meds. The doctor suggested immunotherapy, and since taking a kid for weekly or biweekly jabs is no joke, Kelley’s looking for some good information. In particular: What’s your experience [...] -
Friday Links – Robots, Art Therapy & Asthma, Stress, Chalk Art
Robot Surgeon Assistants and Smart Pills Scientific American covers startling new medical technology that could save money and transform patient care. It’s like science fiction made real. Work Stress = Asthma? Yet another reason to revamp the abysmal vacation policies in American corporate culture. Jarvis Williams, Former NFL Player and Florida Gator, Dies of Asthma Attack He was only 45 [...]
