Mr. Asthma

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> >Un-Employable  is a good word. >Scott
i have a button which reads, as I remember "The characteristics which make me charming also make me unemployable."  It ain’t true, but it’s funny anyway. A

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The law requires review not less than once every seven years.  SSA has great latitude in [...]

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from CBI, MD: > The vagus nerve does go tot he gut (primarily) but also the heart and lungs > as well as other places. To my knowledge it does not have much to do with > inflammation. Ipatropium (Atrovent) is an "anticholinergic" inhaled > medication that acts by blocking this [...]

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Thats what my second opinion doctor said ,saying since my last bout of pneumonia was in 96 and I wasnt diagnosed with asthma until 01 there is no relationship.He wasnt a pulmonary specialist so Im scheduled to see one for there opinion. I just want to know how I got asthma,wonder [...]

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I just relocated from the high desert southwest to a suburban area outside Richmond.  At altitude & in the severely dry and hot climate, I had no problem running, mountain biking, etc..  In fact, I’m quite competitive and in great shape.  However, altho it’s already been two weeks, I’m having terrible bouts [...]

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>New Drug for Malaria Pits U.S. Against Africa >May 28, 2002 – The New York Times >By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. >GENEVA–With resistance to old malaria drugs spreading, African officials want
You realize that this article has nothing to do with asthma. — "What Sept. 11 did was remind [...]

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> Do other inhaled steroid inhalers cause such life-and-death dependency > comparable to oral steroids such as prednisone?  I have still never taken > steroids, so have no first-hand feel for what it’s like to be on corticosteroids > and then off. > Fluticasone is may be said stonger inhaled steroid [...]

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> I don’t think so. You can check additives in the Prescribing > Information in the PDR at your local library; or try looking up > on www.rx.list.com or >  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
You might also look for the Drug Co. site and look for the additives there. I do this when [...]

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Hiya everyone – Im going to the dr on Thursday and I’m going to ask her this question, but I thought I would throw this out to you guys and see what you think. There was a news report tonight that told of a public school that used to be a [...]

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While I’ve not looked into it for asthma care, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has an excellent reputation. http://www.chop.edu.  At the very least, I found some interesting reading for myself by searching on the word ‘asthma’ on their site. Steve "former Philadelphian" Freides – Hide quoted text — Show quoted [...]

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Could it not be the case that chiropractors’ flowery metaphoric language is opportunism and tit for tat? They see that scientific medicine uses it as well. In any case metaphoric expressions such as "my gut feeling" or "put our heads together", have such an immediate appeal and a firm place in [...]