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Asthma in Children
- Latest News
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Overviews
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention/Screening
- Disease Management
- Related Issues
- Clinical Trials
- Genetics
- Research
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Directories
- Organizations
- Statistics
- Children
- Teenagers
Latest News
- Latest News
- Asthma May Be Linked to Teenage Behavior Problems (06/15/2005, Reuters Health)
- Asthma Impairs Breathing After Tonsillectomy (06/06/2005, Reuters Health)
- Removing Tonsils May Help Kids with Asthma (05/31/2005, Reuters Health)
- Childhood Asthma May Be Linked to Grandmother's Smoking (04/11/2005, American College of Chest Physicians)
- More News on Asthma in Children
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Asthma Basics (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
Overviews
- Overviews
- Asthma
(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish - Childhood Asthma
(American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology) - Links to PDF
Also available in: Spanish - Childhood Asthma (Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America)
- Childhood Asthma Overview (American Lung Association)
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Recognizing an Asthma Attack (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Recognizing Childhood Asthma (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Treatment
- Treatment
- Asthma Inhalers: How They Work (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Asthma Medications for Kids (American Lung Association)
- Medications and Immunotherapy for Asthma (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Clear Your Home of Asthma Triggers (Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation) - Links to PDF
- Prevention of Allergies and Asthma in Children (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
Also available in: Spanish
Disease Management
- Disease Management
- Asthma Flare-Ups (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Also available in: Spanish - Help Your Child Gain Control Over Asthma (Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Environments Division) - Large PDF file
- Helping Your Child Manage Asthma: Create an Asthma Action Plan (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Managing Asthma in the School Environment (Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Environments Division)
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Asthma and Your Child (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Dispelling the Myths of Exercise-Induced Asthma (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
- How Asthma-Friendly Is Your Child-Care Setting? Checklist (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - How Asthma-Friendly Is Your School? (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Talking to Your Child about Their Asthma (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
Research
- Research
- Asthma Relapse in Children Common, Possible Risk Factors Identified (American College of Chest Physicians)
- Children, Asthma, and Air Pollutants (Nemours Foundation)
- Cockroach Allergens Have Greatest Impact on Childhood Asthma in Many U.S. Cities (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
- Customized Program Reduces Asthma-Related Illness in Inner-City Children (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
- Early Fevers Associated with Lower Allergy Risk Later in Childhood (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Mold in Homes Doubles Risk of Asthma (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
- New Guidelines Conclude All Aerosol Therapy Devices Equally Effective (American College of Chest Physicians)
Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Asthma Definitions (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Asthma Glossary (American Medical Association)
Directories
- Directories
- Asthma Hotline (Environmental Protection Agency)
- Directory of Asthma Camps (Consortium on Children's Asthma Camps)
- Find an Allergist: Search (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
Organizations
- Organizations
- Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics
- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Lung Association
- Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
- Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Environments Division
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Statistics
- Statistics
- Asthma Control in U.S. Children Falls Short of National Goals (Nemours Foundation)
- Asthma in Children Remains Significantly Out of Control in the United States (American Lung Association)
- FASTATS: Asthma (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Nine Million U.S. Children Diagnosed with Asthma (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Children
- Children
- Asthma (Nemours Foundation)
- Dusty the Asthma Goldfish and His Asthma Triggers Funbook (Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Environments Division) - Links to PDF
Also available in: Spanish
Teenagers
- Teenagers
- Asthma (Nemours Foundation)
- Asthma & Physical Activity in the School (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- How Can I Deal with My Asthma? (Nemours Foundation)
- Teenagers and Asthma (Nemours Foundation)