My sister is busy shopping for school supplies for her three elementary-aged kids. School starts in less than three weeks. And what am I doing? Still reveling in the fact that the block Fourth of July party went so well! Back in "my day" kids didn't start school until after Labor Day, but there's one group of dedicated... Read more
It was a report I read with mixed feelings. The intellectual part of my brain cheered and said, "Now that's progress!" The lay-the-guilt-on-me part of every mother's brain dredged up feelings that were echoed by parent after parent in the educational support group I started 25 years ago. We all knew there was a genetic... Read more
Yesterday the wording was released for the black box or warning label on the asthma drug Xolair by Genentech Inc. The medication, generically known as omalizumab, is given by injection and was developed for individuals ages 12 and above who have moderate to severe allergic asthma and have not responded to inhaled steroids. The FDA... Read more
Seems like a grim title, especially when I sit here writing in the land of sweet tea, fried green tomatoes and peanut butter pie. But the truth is that asthma is now related to the weighty issue of extra poundage. No one wants to hear this, especially during potato salad and let’s-grab-an-icecream-cone season, but it’s also a great time to... Read more
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