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Aug 10, 2007
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Air pollution and asthma
I’ve been reading about the air pollution in the nation’s smoggiest town, Arvin, California, this morning. How awful! It’s bad enough that we may be genetically predisposed to asthma, but to have healthy...
Tracey Gregg Boothby
Asthma
Asthma as a Family Affair
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Jul 26, 2007
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“Mom, I can’t breathe”
My mother still remembers with teary eyes one of my “Mom, I can’t breathe” moments. It didn’t happen during athletics, or because of sports, but when I was in seventh grade, fighting a bout of...
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May 2, 2007
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If you live with asthma, check your house for mold!
Normally, I would be writing this installment from my office, later in the evening. However, I’m at home, and it’s morning. The reason: I got home late last night after my five-hour drive from OKC, went to bed,...
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Apr 20, 2007
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It’s spring; let the allergies and asthma begin!
Once again, life has taken over my brain and forgot to let me in on it! Did anyone else just realize that it’s April? I mean, I guess I should have noticed since my children and I have been constantly sneezing and...
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Apr 11, 2007
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The asthma twitch
Sometimes, trying to be “on the ball” doesn’t always pay off like we’d like. Last week, in observance of Good Friday, school was closed; so I made a doctor’s appointment (50 miles away) for the...
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Mar 28, 2007
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You can’t blame everything on your allergies
I’m ready to start up again. Thank you for your patience! We’ve had a rough couple of weeks, especially this last week with the death of my paternal grandmother. Unfortunately, my first back-in-circulation topic...
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Mar 2, 2007
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Vocal and respiratory distress
Once again, the relationship of respiratory system and vocal production has become apparent to me – or, should I say, raised its ugly head? Coughing is one of the worst things you can do to your vocal cords. As an...
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Feb 16, 2007
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Dear readers, thanks for the comments!
I’ve been reading your comments and am so pleased to hear from so many others who have had similar experiences. I’ve written before on how closely connected the overly full stomach (and resulting heartburn) feels...
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Dec 1, 2006
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Are you more prone to infections because you have asthma?
One of the things about being asthmatic, or having an asthmatic child, that I find “unfair” is the prevalence of an infection anywhere in the body to create a respiratory situation. As I’ve mentioned before,...
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Nov 15, 2006
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Having a cold on top of asthma
With the advent of cold and flu season, I must say: I hate having a cold!!!! I got my flu shot about three weeks ago, just like my doctor told me. I’ve been trying to be smart about stuff, you know, washing my hands 20...