AANMA members Caleb and Debbie Lucien of Pignon, Haiti, send the following relief efforts update (click to read the letter from Caleb). Last week, AANMA sent EpiPen auto-injectable epinephrine to Haiti. We’re working with Forest and Monaghan to send AeroChamber holding chambers in every size available, and we’re hoping to secure medications for respiratory patients. You’ll see a list of urgent needs in the letter from Caleb, but remember, he’s only asking for the very basics. Read the rest of this entry »
AANMA’s Director of Patient Advocacy, Sandra Fusco-Walker, testifed before the South Dakota Health and Human Services via phone this morning on Senate Bill 83, which would protect a student’s right to carry and self-administer their lifesaving asthma and anaphylaxis medications at school. Once the legislation passes, South Dakota would become
The AANMA Store is now open for business! Our new online store brings you the best resources and products to help you manage symptoms, plus a vibrant selection of books and educational materials. Shop for holding chambers and nebulizers, peak flow meters, books, the AsthmaTracker(TM) daily symptom diary and our popular series of inhaler posters.
Now there’s a simple, non-invasive exhaled breath test to help clarify if respiratory symptoms are due to allergic asthma and require inhaled corticosteroids, or if symptoms are caused by something else.
By Christie Chapman
Ask a child to draw a picture of a happy day, and you can expect that child to crayon a bright yellow sun smiling down from the sky. Golden sunlight drenches many of our happiest memories, from summers at the beach to
Part 1 of 2: Raising a Self-Reliant Child
Jo Frost Answers Your Questions
“I love traveling throughout the United States, spending two weeks with families who seriously want and need my help; it’s my passion,” says the ever-energized Jo Frost, star of ABC’s “Supernanny.” “But let’s face it — there is a lot of [...]
By Mr. Whiskers, special correspondent to AAT
Look. When you brought me into your home, you made it all seem so nice. A doting family, long naps in the sun, no chores. I would have my run of the place, and you would cheerfully pluck my hairs from your dark-colored clothing.
AANMA’s Director of Patient Advocacy, Sandra Fusco-Walker, testifed before the South Dakota Health and Human Services via phone this morning on Senate Bill 83, which would protect a student’s right to carry and self-administer their lifesaving asthma and anaphylaxis medications at school. Once the legislation passes, South Dakota would become
The AANMA Store is now open for business! Our new online store brings you the best resources and products to help you manage symptoms, plus a vibrant selection of books and educational materials. Shop for holding chambers and nebulizers, peak flow meters, books, the AsthmaTracker(TM) daily symptom diary and our popular series of inhaler posters.
Now there’s a simple, non-invasive exhaled breath test to help clarify if respiratory symptoms are due to allergic asthma and require inhaled corticosteroids, or if symptoms are caused by something else.
AANMA members Caleb and Debbie Lucien of Pignon, Haiti, send the following relief efforts update (click to read the letter from Caleb). Last week, AANMA sent EpiPen auto-injectable epinephrine to Haiti. We’re working with Forest and Monaghan to send AeroChamber holding chambers in every size available, and we’re hoping to secure medications for respiratory patients. [...]
Within hours of learning about the earthquake in Haiti, we began efforts to reach two of our AANMA members, Caleb and Debbie Lucien, who live in Pignon, Haiti – about 90 miles from Port-au-Prince. Caleb and Debbie know about asthma firsthand from when their children were very young, and still
The flu is decidedly not the only terrible bug going around this season. Call it the crud if you will, but whatever this unnamed thing is – it’s terrible. Many of us who haven’t so much as wheezed or sneezed in ages are now coughing and hacking or giving breathing
Garlic recipe: Boil whole heads of garlic for 8-10 minutes until fork tender. Slice in half. With half cloves facing down, fry in cast-iron pan with olive oil, salt and pepper til crisp, about 5
The Energizer Bunny can’t compete with Sandra Fusco-Walker, AANMA’s Director of Patient Advocacy. She never stops! For those of you following the story, Sandra’s been working on changing state laws to allow students with asthma and
Making a list, checking it twice… No, I’m not talking about Santa Claus–I’m writing to YOU! Holidays get so filled with frivolity that we often neglect important routines such as checking expiration dates on medication until
Read the December 2009 issue of The MA Report – online now! What’s inside: “A Spoonful of Sugar: Giving Medicine to Kids”… Do you know the difference between sulfites (a preservative that some people are allergic to) and sulfates (found in some bronchodilator metered-dose inhalers)? Not a chemist?
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