Until recently, it was believed people with EIA (Exercise Induced Asthma or Sports Induced Asthma) shouldn’t exercise, however it is estimated that 80-90% of asthmatics will experience EIA at sometime when exercising.

EIA may be a major asthma trigger for some teens and young adults. Improved medications, control plans and teamwork of patients and their doctors mean teens with EIA can participate in sports and exercise on all levels.

Some signs of EIA (during or just after exercise) include: tightness in the chest, accelerated heart rate, wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath.

HOW TO MANAGE EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA (EIA)
Your healthcare provider is your best friend. Properly diagnose your condition and develop a personal asthma management plan tailored to your teens needs and exercise preferences.
Teens should be instructed on how to use their medications appropriately. Follow the plan you, your teen and the doctor develop. This could mean pre-medicating 15-20 minutes before exercise.

Remember to have your teen speak to your doctor WHEN you develop a plan to understand what to do if you have asthma symptoms during or shortly after exercise. Select the sport or exercise that works for you. Choose one that is appropriate for you and your management plan. Many doctors feel all exercise or sports activities can work for most asthmatics if you follow a proper
management plan; however there are some sports or exercises that have a greater tendency to cause EIA.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES THAT ARE MORE LIKELY TO TRIGGER EIA
Include activities that force your lungs to work hard over a long period of time or those that expose your lungs to cold, dry air:

• Running/Track
• Bicycling
• Soccer
• Basketball
• Skiing
• Ice Hockey (Ice Skating)

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES LESS LIKELY TO TRIGGER EIA

• Require shorter bursts of energetic breathing and include:
• Baseball
• Football
• Doubles Tennis
• Gymnastics
• Swimming
• Volleyball
• Martial Arts

When and where you exercise will affect EIA. Modify or reduce the level of activity or change locations if: there is a high pollen count; if you’re near exhaust from cars; you’re in cold wintertime air; you’re near strong chemical odors like paints or solvents; you’re near cigarette smoke; air pollution (ozone level) is in the orange or red zone; there is heavy wind; you’re not in the “green” zone of your peak flow meter reading.

BEFORE STARTING AN EXERCISE ACTIVITY, HAVE A PLAN AND STICK TO IT

• Check your peak flow reading – Green is a “go”
• Do warm up exercises before vigorous activity
• Check the pollen count – if high, stay indoors to exercise
• If the air is cold and dry, wear a mask or cover your nose and mouth with a scarf
• Drink plenty of fluids
• If you start exercising and feel signs of asthma trouble, stop and follow your doctor’s instructions
• Always include a cool-down period as part of your exercise routine

The information provided is for reference only and is not a substitute for professional medical care.

For more information please contact the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (Texas Chapter) AAFATexas @ 817-297-3132
info@aafatexas.org
www.aafatexas.org

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Who is responsible for Megan’s Death? Is the people who created the factitious character “Josh”, Megan’s parents, MySpace? Is anyone else responsible?

Though true Megan took her own life, I do you agree with her parents that she was provoked? The intent of the creation of the Josh character and/or the MySpace account does not in my opinion release the Drew’s from any responsibility in this matter. The argument being, if the account had never been created – No correspondence would have taken place,  and no suggestion to Megan that “..the world would be a better place without her in it.” would have been written, or received.

I do believe according to the Drew’s attorney, the mother of the girl knew Megan did suffer from ADHD (and though he denied it BiPolar Disorder). Also knowing that she had another 18 year old create the ‘false’ account does not in my opinion provide removed protection from responsibility as well.

Liability for Megan’s death cannot be place on the medium (MySpace), just as the manufacture of a car is not responsible for the accidental death of someone, where the driver of the vehicle made or took action that resulted in another’s fatality. I do believe however, that in this case, there should have been enough addition evidence to suggest that the Drew’s might be held to an indictment of Manslaughter, in the same way a person operating a motor vehicle accidentally caused a fatality by misuse or oversight.

Realize that at the time Megan Meier set up her MySpace account she was under the minimum age that the MySpace required to participate in the website. Should there be some way to required age authentication? Would this violate any laws, amendment rights, personal privacy issues.?

Terms of Service (TOS) or use for Websites like MySpace are posted and clear. They require the user to acknowldege and agree to abide by those terms (and if they cannot, they are suppose to not use the site). Of course the TOS disclaimers provide protection for the company itself and not necessarily the users of the online system, however there is no real way that a site like this can verify age and identity. As an example, both my kids had a MySpace account long before they were sixteen. I did not encourage this, but created my own account as to provide some oversight as to their online activities – and even those of their “friends”.

As a parent, I feel it is my place to help guide, protect and direct my childrens’ behaviors online. Realizing how much of a bullseye MySpace was to cyber hackers, petifiles and the like – I encouraged my children/teens to move to Facebook – where most of our immediate, extended family and friends congregate. They did and shut down their MySpace profiles.

But it’s just not Social Media site we as parents need to be aware of:

I remember once instance a few years back an instance a couple years back where my daughter was being approached by a young man that attended her high school, that enitiated a Chat session late at night and mistook me for her. Though I insited that I was not infact her, the he was chatting with her father – he continued to act in disbelief and was coy. He continued with pressing his agenda (which became clear after reviewing previous chat histories between he and her, and her other friends) and became overtly sexual. Finally after continuing to insure him that I was not infact her, I suggested that I would call him “give me your cell number”.

He did. And I called. Spoke to him directly and suggested that because of the information his MySpace provided I knew what grade he was in at school, what classes he shared with my daughter, where he lived and that if he continued to be aggressive and could not monitor his own chat language and intent – that I’d do it for him.

As not to embarrass my daughter, I told her about the conversation/chat the previous night prior to her going to school the next morning. Word spread fast, at school about it and the boy was shamed by his peers (at least for a time). Now they are good friends and laugh about it.

My point being, it is a parent’s responsibility to monitor and stay aware of their children’s Internet activities. There are some things that can be done to help with this, but having a MySpace or FaceBook account and requiring open access to your child’s postings and activities is necessary. This doesn’t mean, however that parents should interject, post or befriend on your child’s behalf.

What Lori Drew did, or allowed her children to do was in principle wrong, however at that time there were no laws in place to help prevent the eventual result. The medium and technology new, people must realize that as parents we have an obligation to provide guidance and oversight. The fact is we are still in the process of raising young adults.

There is nothing that requires parents to feel obligated to not expect that with the privilege of allowing their children or teens having a MySpace, FaceBook or Social Media account that they too have a responsibility in providing oversight as to the teen’s behaviors online in the same way we provide the privilege of something like driving the family car.

For more information on the Megan Meier Story review the Today Show Interview here

Perhaps what is causing students to feel entitled to receive a good grade is being passed at lower levels of grade and middle schools (K-12) without having to provide proof – through diligent study and practice the basic skills necessary to read and write. 

Aaron M. Brower, the vice provost for teaching and learning at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, offered another theory which supports my own but from an opposing angle. “I think that it stems from their K-12 experiences,” Brower said. “They have become ultra-efficient in test preparation. And this hyper-efficiency has led them to look for a magic formula to get high scores.”

Do you feel you deserve grades based on your effort or is it that you earned the grade you receive because of your effort? I can suggest that I do not assume that I am entitled to any sort of grade, rather I believe that my grade should be reflected in my effort and also, the ability to master what is required of me – in balance. 


It is often that I tell my own children, if you do average work in school – expect an average wage paying job and or career. One that affords perhaps the ability to simply pay for rent, food, utilities and perhaps a form of transportation. Beyond that I explain that if you do better than average, then upon those extra earnings you are able then to save money for a new car, house or vacations. With exceptional work ethic you may achieve anything – and the rewards and financial freedom that go along with that effort would make for them a better way of life. 


Even perhaps enough to give back or contribute to the community they live.