Characteristics Of Allergies
Health Encyclopedia: Asthma In Children And Adolescents Resources
- Asthma in Children and Adolescents - Resources
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- Causes of Childhood Asthma
- Childhood Asthma Prognosis
- Childhood Asthma Risk Factors
- Symptoms of Childhood Asthma
Resources
- www.aanma.org -- Allergy and Asthma Network, Mothers of Asthmatics
- www.lungusa.org -- The American Lung Association
- www.acaai.org -- American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
- www.aaaai.org -- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
- www.nhlbi.nih.gov -- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- www.njc.org -- National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine
- www.aafa.org -- Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
- www.aarc.org -- American Association for Respirat...
Expert & Community Posts
Attitudes About Allergies
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert...Schering-Plough/MERCK Pharmaceuticals of 1,007 consumers, 1,006 allergy sufferers and 302... Read more »
Allergy Research Update: More Evidence for the Asthma-Allergy Link
By Kathleen MacNaughton , Health Expert...the National Institutes of Health in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology reveals... Read more »
Acupuncture May Provide Relief of Allergy Symptoms
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert...up. But lo and behold, a new study in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (the Journal of... Read more »
Dining Out With Food Allergies
By Gina Clowes , Health ExpertWhen you become a parent of a child with food allergies, restaurant dining often feels like... Read more »
Most Challenging Places in the US for People with Allergies to Live
By Kathleen MacNaughton , Health Expert...most severe. The following ranking of the "Spring Allergy Capitals of 2007" was done by the... Read more »
Health Guide
Choosing an Allergy Doctor for Asthma Treatment
...asthma and allergies. They become board certified when they pass an examination in the specialty area of allergy and immunology. Because allergists tend to see more allergic and asthmatic people... Read more »Share Your Story
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Allergies are the 6th leading cause of chronic disease in the United States, costing the health care system $18 billion annually. So if you live in the US chances are you have allergies, or know... Read more »Food Allergies: A Case of Mistaken Identity
A food allergy occurs when the body mistakes a food item for a harmful substance, and the immune system creates antibodies to protect itself. Once this mistaken identity occurs, every time a person... Read more »Images
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Fish, "Fruity Veggies" Protect Against Asthma
March 19, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Want to help your kids avoid asthma and allergies? Then feed them more fish and "fruity vegetables" like tomatoes, cucumbers,... Read summary »
Breast not Best for Asthma
March 19, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There may be lots of good reasons to breastfeed your baby, but protecting him from asthma apparently isn't one of them. A large... Read summary »
Stopping Peanut Allergies
April 20, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Doctors may have found a cure for dangerous peanut allergies. Childhood allergies to peanuts have become widespread in recent... Read summary »
Eliminating Milk Allergies Does a Body Good
August 28, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? In a study at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center, children who were severely allergic to milk were given increasingly higher... Read summary »
More Peanut Butter, Please!
May 21, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you're one of the 1.5 million people in the United States suffering from a peanut allergy, there's good news. Experts... Read summary »
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