As Chairman of the Federation of Regional, State & Local Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Societies of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI), allergy/immunology specialist, Dr. Daniel Steinberg of Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Allergy and Asthma Center of Massachusetts , suggests the following links to additional resources to help allergic patients and their families more effectively understand their treatment options:

Prevention

• Role of the Allergist/Immunology Specialist:
  http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/roleoftheallergist.stm
• Preventing Allergies and Asthma:
  http://www.aaaai.org/patients/gallery/prevention.asp
• Asthma Triggers and Management:
  http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/asthmatriggersandmgmt.stm
• Indoor Allergens:
  http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/indoorallergens.stm
• Preventing Allergies and Asthma in Children:
  http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/preventioninchildren.stm

Summertime/Traveling

• Nationwide Pollen Counts from the National Allergy Bureau:
  http://www.aaaai.org/nab/index.cfm?p=pollen
• On the Road with Allergies – Advice for Summertime Travelers:
  http://www.aaaai.org/media/news_releases/2005/06/062905.stm
• Outdoor Allergens:
  http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/outdoorallergens.stm
• Traveling with Allergies and Asthma:
  http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/travelingwithallergies.stm

Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis

• Diseases 101 – Asthma Statistics:
  http://www.aaaai.org/patients/gallery/childhoodasthma.asp?item=1b
• Asthma and Allergy Medications:
  http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/asthmaallergymedications.stm
• Rhinitis:
  http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/rhinitis.stm

Related Conditions

• Sinusitis (Sinus Infections):
  http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/sinusitis.stm
• Cough
  http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/coughinchildren.stm

Diagnosis

• Detecting Asthma and Allergies at an Early Age:
  http://www.aaaai.org/patients/advocate/2005/winter/detecting.stm
• Allergy Testing:
  http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/whatisallergytesting.stm

Treatments

• Inhaled Asthma Medications:
  http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/inhaledmedications.stm
• Immunotherapy (Desensitization, Allergy Injections):
  http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/whatareallergyshots.stm

Asthma in Massachusetts – DPH Strategic Plan 2009-14:
http://www.mass.gov/Eeohhs2/docs/dph/com_health/asthma/state_plan.pdf

Burden of Asthma in New England
http://www.asthmaregionalcouncil.org/documents/TheBurdenofAsthmainNewEnglandMarch2006.pdf

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
www.aaaai.org

Above content provided by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
For advice about your medical care, consult your doctor.

Posted June 2009