It’s no secret: Allergy and asthma families embrace solutions that offer freedom from symptoms, eliminate needless hardships and reduce wasteful spending. In fact, we don’t accept bland very well. We are motivated to use whatever tools we can get where we want to be when we want to be there.
That’s exactly what “My Personal Allergy & Asthma Guide” delivers. Written by Nancy Sander, President and Founder of Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics, it helps parents and families solve the mysteries behind the miseries of allergies and asthma.
Find an action plan or fine-tune the one you’ve got. Improve the dialog among your primary care and allergist team. Use fewer medications more wisely. Make sure your testing gives you the results you are looking for. Replace fears with facts and purpose. Read the rest of this entry »
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Blueberry Sunrise Fruit Bars By Chef Michelle Austin Fall is a great time to get your color on! Local farmer’s markets burst with a rainbow variety of the freshest fruits and vegetables. From farm to table, show your kids where their food comes from.
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Joyce Schoettler, MD, is always astonished when a child with anaphylaxis does not receive epinephrine – in some cases even after arriving at the emergency room. Why? Too many people don’t take anaphylaxis seriously enough, Schoettler believes. Some turn to over-the-counter antihistamines as a first line of treatment. This is “dangerous” – a point that [...]
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For Superman, it’s kryptonite that leaves him gasping. For Sally, it’s peanuts. Milk for Jamal. Shrimp for Mrs. Watson. And for the plumber? Bee stings. That’s why these everyday heroes always carry two lifesaving epinephrine auto-injectors everywhere, every day!
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By Talal Nsouli, MD Q: Why does my baby get so many ear infections? A: Nasal inflammation and congestion spreads easily to the middle ear, causing fluid to accumulate behind the eardrum.
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By Laurie Ross Searching for new products at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) annual meeting exhibit earlier this year, I found numerous products claiming to eliminate dust mites with cold water washing. Since the research gurus have always said it takes at least 130 degree water to do the job,
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It’s no secret: Allergy and asthma families embrace solutions that offer freedom from symptoms, eliminate needless hardships and reduce wasteful spending. In fact, we don’t accept bland very well. We are motivated to use whatever tools we can get where we want to be when we want to be there. That’s exactly what “My Personal [...]
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School children with asthma and food and venom allergy face uncertainty and challenges not experienced by most classmates. The average classroom, lunch room, playground, class party and athletic field is teeming with allergens capable of provoking asthma or allergy symptoms that students with these conditions must prevent and treat with vigilance and balance.
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By Chef Michelle Austin Crank up some salsa tunes because we’re heading south of the border. They’ll be asking for seconds when you serve these always endlessly adaptable, incredibly edible Bang-Up Burritos and Simple Salsas! Oh – and while we’re talking: My recipes are meant to become YOUR recipes! Let me know what works or [...]
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“One thing is clear,” said Nancy Sander, president and founder of Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA), “breathing is bipartisan. Families and schoolchildren with asthma and anaphylaxis are fortunate that state legislators are changing laws and instituting new policies
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Rhode Island is the 49th state to protect students with anaphylaxis! The law now protects their rights to carry and self-administer epinephrine auto-injectors and for bus drivers to help out if needed! Read more here: http://www.aanma.org/advocacy/meds-at-school/ including a copy of the Rhode Island legislation. Louisiana allergist Prem Menon, MD, AANMA Board Member and ACE Team [...]