Health Expert Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America shares health management news and commentary at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/2646/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/2646/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/2646/index http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/2646/91676/cut-deal-patients Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:22:00 -0400 Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America Harry Reid may have more to do with your future health care than any single individual, more than your doctor, your pharmacist, that scientist searching for cures, or your spiritual advisor.  Harry Reid is Majority Leader for the United States Senate, and he wants the entire Senate to vote on a health care reform bill this year.     Harry Reid has a heavy burden.  His task is to take the bills that two Senate committees have... http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/2646/91676/cut-deal-patients http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/2646/85071/remembering-senator Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:22:00 -0400 Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America As the world remembers the work and legacy of Senator Edward Kennedy, many are focused on his work to promote health care for all who need it here in the United States.  Some disagreed with his aim, but few could really question the source of his passion.  He expressed the passion of a parent whose son is asthmatic.  That son, Patrick Kennedy (now a Congressman from Rhode Island) had serious asthma as a child.  According to... http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/2646/85071/remembering-senator http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/2646/85357/reform-nutshell Fri, 01 May 2009 14:09:00 -0400 Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America This spring and summer, Congress is taking up the complicated, politically difficult task of reforming the nation's health care system.  Why is reform needed, what will it look like, and how will any new laws be developed?   Many leaders agree with health care experts and patients that health care must be reformed, but their reasons may be different.  Some see the problem as costs.   The nation's health care... http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/2646/85357/reform-nutshell http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/2646/85358/management-inhaler Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:11:00 -0400 Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America Good management principles direct that after any program begins, feedback and evaluation follow.  Now, we are 90 days into the ban on CFC-propelled albuterol inhalers.  The Asthma and Allergy Association of America ("AAFA") is getting feedback.  While we hope that millions of users that we have not heard from have made the transition satisfactorily, AAFA has heard from many patients who are not happy with the newer... http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/2646/85358/management-inhaler http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/2646/51613/handling-changeover Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:44:55 -0500 Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America The clock is winding down on the transition time to switch from CFC-propelled albuterol inhalers to HFA-propelled albuterol inhalers. The United States has banned sale or distribution of these products in the US effective January 1, 2009. With less than a month left to transition, AAFA urges you to speak with your physician and pharmacist about the new inhalers. They are different. The Montreal Protocol, an international treaty established in... http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/2646/51613/handling-changeover http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/2646/42984/mccain-financial Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:53:54 -0400 Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America Before the general election season, health care advocates felt assured that the candidates would vigorously debate reforming America's health care system. Now, the financial system crisis has eclipsed health care as the number one domestic issue, and that situation may remain through Election Day, November 4. Fulfilling the need for quality, affordable health care is very real to most Americans, especially 46 million who lack health... http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/2646/42984/mccain-financial http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/2646/36490/eipinephrine Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:46:00 -0400 Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America   With so much attention on the looming deadline to remove CFC, doctor prescribed, metered dose inhalers from the market by December 31, 2008, many do not realize that another deadline is in the works.   As early as 2010, over-the-counter epinephrine metered dose CFC inhalers may also be removed, permanently and without an over-the-counter replacement. This begs the question for asthma and allergy patients, "What do you carry?" If... http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/2646/36490/eipinephrine http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/2646/29296/standing-asthmatic Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:29:00 -0400 Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America When former Press Secretary to President Bush, Scott McClellan, wrote about the administration's response to Hurricane Katrina, he said, "We spent most of the first week in a state of denial."  Now, as the third anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma approaches, the state of denial remains in place.  There is no stronger evidence of the administration's shortcomings than its ineffective response to the housing crisis in... http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/2646/29296/standing-asthmatic http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/2646/26469/asthmatic-uninsured Fri, 16 May 2008 14:05:00 -0400 Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America A recent article featured on CNN.com chronicles the story of Mark Windsor, a man who has suffered with a rare bone cancer for 25 years. Mark's cancer could possibly have been cured in the early stages of the disease. Now, his prognosis is fatal.  Like so many Americans, Mark was unable to afford the burdensome cost of health insurance and this fact will cost him his life.   This article isn't about asthma and allergies, but it... http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/2646/26469/asthmatic-uninsured http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/2646/20362/allergy-asthma Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:36:00 -0500 Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America She has asthma and she simply wants to work and breathe until she can retire in a few years. Yet, each morning as she departs for her office, she is never sure whether her co-worker's perfume will be strong that day, intense enough to trigger an asthma attack. He wants to travel cross-country to visit his grandparents, yet his anxiety has nothing to do with fear of flying; he has food allergies. He can never be sure whether food served on... http://www.healthcentral.com/allergy/c/2646/20362/allergy-asthma