Aaaaah summertime is officially upon us…and the long 4th of July weekend is upon us…fireworks, hot-dogs, extra time with family and friends. Everyone can look back at our childhood summer day memories. Splashing with our friends in the pool, going camping, travelling to new places, watching movies, barbecues, playing sports outside….we just have to make sure [...]
Hello BreatheEasy Readers, we recently came upon an excellent July 8th article that described a recent study which connected the mental state of an expecting mother to the asthma risk in the child. The study found that women who experience anxiety and depression during pregnancy, may deliver children that have a higher risk of asthma. The [...]
Aaaaah summertime is officially upon us…and the long 4th of July weekend is upon us…fireworks, hot-dogs, extra time with family and friends. Everyone can look back at our childhood summer day memories. Splashing with our friends in the pool, going camping, travelling to new places, watching movies, barbecues, playing sports outside….we just have to make sure [...]
Upon reading the title you might be thinking, “Well duh!” But not so. Actually there has been a lot of debate as to what exactly causes asthma and what makes it worse. Sure, there are statistics all over the place showing that people in urban, city areas, where cars, trucks, factories are located, are more [...]
On June 3rd the Northern CA Breathmobile began visiting another new school: Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary school in West Oakland. We had a fantastic day at MLK Jr. and even got to interview the Principal, Ms. Roma Groves. We got to meet new families and had the opportunity to clarify a lot of misconceptions about asthma. We could [...]
It is easy to make mistakes with asthma meds, because there are lots of things to remember. That is why the Breathmobile staff takes their time in explaining every medicine, how to take the medicine, and how to take care of the medicine. That is why it is SO important to have an asthma action plan [...]
A lot of children and adults who have asthma do not use their medications properly or they don’t know how to clean the house in such a way as to get rid of triggers or they dont know how to use a peak flow meter or how to use their spacer…the list goes on and [...]
We had a good half day today West Oakland Middle School. The 94607 area code is known for having a very high rate of asthma amongst its child population, so we are very happy to have several schools in the the 94607 area code (West Oakland) or our Breathmobile list. Here is a photo of our [...]
It’s Asthma Month so lets get our reading going. Here are some recent articles we picked out for you, yes you, our BreatheEasy readers! http://www.webmd.com/asthma/news/20110504/study-pills-as-effecitve-as-inhalers-for-asthma http://www.latimes.com/health/hc-weir-asthma-yale-0519-20110518,0,4879387.story http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/41720709/ns/health-allergies_and_asthma/ http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/05/allergies_diabetes_asthma_ford.html Is there anything you want read about in specific BreatheEasy readers? Just let us know!
We were fortunate enough to get multiple testimonies on May 9th, which was the Breathmobile’s first day at Bayview Elementary. Bayview Elementary is our second school in San Pablo, and we are thrilled to help more families in West Contra Costa County. In addition to the school principal and the school secretary, Dr. Piltch, the doctor on [...]
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