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Household Mold
When it's nice outside, most of us would prefer to spend time out of the house. But in winter most people are indoors -- a place that's often a perfect environment for mold. Find out how to control it.

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A tool for measuring the strength of your breath
Food that triggers allergies in kids
Controlling asthma during pregnancy

Asthma & Allergies News
  Lymph Node Shots Tested for Grass Pollen Allergy
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  Childhood Food Allergies on the Rise
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  Asthma 'Rescue' Inhalers Are Changing
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  Barriers to Good Asthma Care Detailed
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  Poverty May Aggravate Asthma
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Asthma doesn't have to stand in the way of an active life -- as long as you learn how to manage the condition. Here are some key tools:

Asthma basics
What are the symptoms of asthma?
What causes attacks
Revised standards for diagnosis and treatment
Smoking and asthma


Having an asthma attack is like trying to breathe through a tiny straw. Here's what to do when it happens -- and how to prevent it from happening again.

Asthma diary: By monitoring your peak flow twice a day and writing down your readings, you can tell if you asthma is under control.
Asthma action plan: By filling out this page, your physician can give you a roadmap for preventing and treating asthma attacks.
Preventing attacks
How to use an inhaler
Inhalers: Recent updates
Peak flow measurement: A crucial tool
Your environment and asthma
Exercise and asthma
Pregnancy and asthma


With about 5 million kids and teens diagnosed with asthma each year, your child has plenty of company. This section provides the tools to help your child lead a normal, healthy life.

Asthma in children
Preventing asthma attacks in kids
How to use an inhaler (ages 4-17)
Sports and asthma


Even if you don't have asthma, you may be tormented by allergies to food, pollen, or other substances. Here are some simple steps you can take to get relief.

Allergic rhinitis: Causes and prevention
Allergy tests
Quiz: Do you know how to snuff out allergies?
Food allergies in children

Instant Poll 

Q: What Are You Allergic To?
    Pollen
    Mold
    Dust mites
    Pet dander
    All of them!

See past polls

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-Asthma Wise Newsletter
-Asthma Education from CDPHP
This free program gives you access to educational materials and telephonic support by a registered nurse.

Cool Tools
Asthma Games
Animated Guide: How to Use a Peak Flow Meter
Checklist: Asthma
Asthma Weekly Diary
Asthma Action Plan
Quiz: Do You Know How to Handle Stress?
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Asthma & Allergies A-Z
Adult Allergies
Advair Diskus Recall
Allergic rhinitis
Allergies and Asthma in Children
-Allergic Reaction: Severe
-Allergies and Hay Fever (Child)
-Ask the Expert: Toddler With Runny Nose
-Asthma (Teenagers)
-Asthma Games
---Can You Make the Asthma Olympics?
---Star and the Space Inhalers
---The Great Detective Investigates Asthma Triggers
---The Wheezing Wizard Makes an Asthma Plan
-Asthma in Children
-Asthma, Sports, and Kids
-Asthma: How to Use an Inhaler (for Children)
-Book Review: The Parent's Guide to Food Allergies
-Food Allergies and Asthma in Kids
-Food Allergies in Children
-Hives (Children)
-How to Help Your Child Breathe Easier
-Preventing Asthma Attacks in Kids
Allergy testing
Animated Guide: How to Use a Peak Flow Meter
Ask the Expert: Allergy Shots
Ask the Expert: Asthma Test
Ask the Expert: Cat Allergy
Ask the Expert: Chemical Irritants at Work
Ask the Expert: Chronic Sinusitis
Ask the Expert: Corticosteroids and Appetite
Ask the Expert: Delayed Mosquito Bite Reaction
Ask the Expert: Echinacea Allergy
Ask the Expert: Indoor Allergies
Ask the Expert: Inhalers
Ask the Expert: Post-Nasal Drip
Ask the Expert: Runny Nose During Exercise
Ask the Expert: Small Sinuses
Ask the Expert: Steroids in Nasal Sprays?
Ask the Expert: Toddler With Runny Nose
Ask the Expert: Vaporizers and Infants
Asthma Action Plan
Asthma Medications
Asthma Weekly Diary
Asthma and GERD: What's the Connection?
Asthma: Symptoms and Treatment
Asthma: The Mind-Body Connection
Audio: Interview With Misty Hyman
Book Review: Taking Charge of Asthma
Checklist: Asthma
Drug allergies
Exercise and Asthma
How to Use an Inhaler
Inhaler Update
Interview: Misty Hyman Swims to Gold With Asthma
Mold Allergies and Asthma
Nasal polyps
-National Asthma Management Guidelines
Occupational asthma
Peak Flow Measurement: A Crucial Tool
Pregnancy and Asthma
Preventing Attacks
Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Allergies
-Revised Standards for Diagnosis and Treatment
Smoking and Asthma
What Causes Attacks
What are the Symptoms of Asthma?
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Resources
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Useful Sites
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Focus on Second-hand Smoke
Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Centro Judío Nacional de Medicina y de Investigaciones
National Jewish Medical and Research Center
Health World: Herbal Care for Asthma
American Lung Association -- Asthma
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) -- Asthma
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News archive

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Drug Information Center
Lung and Respiratory Problems
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