Asthma and allergy resources
Resources - asthma and allergyInformation
The following organizations are good resources for information on asthma and allergies:
Asthma
Asthma is a chronic disease that causes the airways of the lungs to swell and narrow. It leads to breathing difficulty such as wheezing, shortness o...
Allergies
An allergy is an immune response or reaction to substances that are usually not harmful.
- Allergy and Asthma Network -- allergyasthmanetwork.org/
- American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology -- www.aaaai.org/
- American Lung Association -- www.lung.org/
- Healthy Children.org -- www.healthychildren.org/English/Pages/default.aspx
- Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) -- www.foodallergy.org/
- Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America -- www.aafa.org/
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- www.cdc.gov/asthma/
- United States Environmental Protection Agency -- www.epa.gov/asthma
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases -- www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/asthma
- National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus -- medlineplus.gov/asthma.html
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute -- www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
Review Date: 4/18/2024
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