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Are Allergies and Asthma Disabilities?

I've never thought of myself as disabled. I'm a person with asthma, not an asthmatic. However, there have been times when I wished that I had been afforded some protection, at the least some acknowledgement that allergies and asthma can sometime be disadvantageous.   Like, in the workplace. I've blogged about allergies in the workplace... Read moreChevron
posted 09/09/2008, comments (4)|
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Over-the-counter Epinephrine Inhalers Are Going Away

  With so much attention on the looming deadline to remove CFC, doctor prescribed, metered dose inhalers from the market by December 31, 2008, many do not realize that another deadline is in the works.   As early as 2010, over-the-counter epinephrine metered dose CFC inhalers may also be removed, permanently and without an... Read moreChevron
posted 08/20/2008, comments (31)|
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Standing Up For Asthmatic Children In The Gulf Coast

When former Press Secretary to President Bush, Scott McClellan, wrote about the administration's response to Hurricane Katrina, he said, "We spent most of the first week in a state of denial."  Now, as the third anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma approaches, the state of denial remains in place.  There is no stronger... Read moreChevron
posted 06/04/2008, comments (3)|
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Standing Up For the Allergic, Asthmatic and Uninsured

A recent article featured on CNN.com chronicles the story of Mark Windsor, a man who has suffered with a rare bone cancer for 25 years. Mark's cancer could possibly have been cured in the early stages of the disease. Now, his prognosis is fatal.  Like so many Americans, Mark was unable to afford the burdensome cost of health insurance and... Read moreChevron
posted 05/16/2008, comments (4)|
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Modern Living & Our Immune System

Nasal allergies, food allergies and allergic asthma are all disorders of the immune system. Our immune system is supposed to keep us safe from harm by fighting off infection, cancer, and other invaders. Unfortunately, in allergic disease, the immune system misreads the cues and ends up stimulating a reaction -- or overreaction -- that actually... Read moreChevron
posted 05/14/2008, comments (0)|
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