Asthma Mom
A breathing blog written from the perspective of a lung-healthy mother raising two daughters, one of whom is a persistent asthmatic. Posts cover everything from parenting tips to the emotional impact of raising a lung-challenged child to treatment options to air quality and asthma news and research. Sometimes called "The Blog of Inferior Breathing," all in good fun.
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Feb 08, 11 10:20AMSkipping out on your regularly scheduled Tuesday question to wish my beautiful, talented, brilliant Asthma Girl a very Happy 12th Birthday. She’s come a long way. Thanks for sharing our story!
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Feb 07, 11 09:01AMI’ve been stuck in party planning mode (more on that tomorrow) and AG’s middle school registration paperwork (and related curriculum decisions) for the next school year, but hey. Better la te...
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Feb 02, 11 08:13AMI can write about the importance of childhood vaccinations all week long, but I don’t know why I should when we’ve got Stephen Colbert to debunk the vaccine myths in his usual deadpan fash ion...
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Feb 01, 11 08:23AMIn Florida, we used to have hurricane days instead of snow days. The hurricane ones are a lot harder. On snow days, you can curl up under in an electric blanket with some hot chocolate and watch the f at...
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Jan 28, 11 08:35AMWomen, Asthma, and the Hygiene Hypothesis I’m pretty sure this marks the first time I’ve ever linked to a philosopher’s research on lung health. Excess Airway Mucus Enzyme Discovered Probably...
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Jan 25, 11 08:18AMHere’s a little something different – one of the search questions that often lead people here: Is Dulera safer than Advair? Dulera, you’ll recall, is a new combination inhaler. As fa r...
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Jan 21, 11 09:16AMSevere Early Asthma = Less Lung Function Later That’s the connection researchers in this study suggest, highlighting the need for quick diagnosis and aggressive treatment and prevention tactics during...
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Jan 20, 11 09:40AMFor a long time, I’ve been of two minds about food and health. One of them doesn’t want to push the lowfat, low-sugar, non-fried options on my girls all the time. Kids love candy and soda and...
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Jan 18, 11 10:00AMFrom the ‘ole inbox: I’m in the middle of trying to help my daughter right now. She’s 4 and just got diagnosed after seeming to be sick all the time. Right now we’re trying to get...
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Jan 14, 11 08:49AM(Photo: JackVinson) Here’s One Scientist Calling for the Trial of Andrew Wakefield In this blog post on CNN, RealClearScience editor Alex B. Berezow writes, Scientific fraud is a very serious ma tter...
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