People who experience occasional migraine headaches may be at greater risk of developing chronic migraine headaches if they also have asthma.
Learn about some of the most popular items in our Online Shop including inhaler posters, and other asthma, allergy, and anaphylaxis posters.
Weight gain and obesity are risk factors for developing asthma or making your asthma worse.
Many people with asthma find breathing exercises to be helpful and can improve asthma symptoms and reduce the risk of asthma attacks.
The Family Asthma Act, named after the late Congressman from Baltimore, would strength the nation’s public health response to asthma.
Allergy & Asthma Network’s virtual asthma coaching program is part of Trusted Messengers, a vital health equity initiative.
Prepare for a safe and healthy school year with Allergy & Asthma Network’s school planning resources, available on our website.
Allergist Purvi Parikh, MD answers your questions about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV): What are the symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
Learn about the September asthma peak and how children and adults can best self-manage to avoid an asthma attack at this time of year.
Dr. Purvi Parikh, MD, allergist and immunologist, answers important questions about air quality, wildfire smoke, and your health.
Learn ways people with allergies and asthma can manage the climate change and poor air quality, and how to advocate for improvements.
People with asthma and many hospitals are experiencing a shortage of albuterol medication. Here’s what to do if you’re unable to get your albuterol.
Asthma is a condition that affects about 25 million Americans, including 7.7% of adults and 8.5% of children. Asthma used to carry a stigma about how active someone with the condition could be, but people with asthma can live an active life as long as they are aware of their symptoms and environmental triggers, and know how to manage their medications. Pollen, mold, air pollution, pet dander and indoor pests such as dust mites are common symptom triggers for asthma. Severe weather emergencies impact people with asthma as they need to consider their medication in case of evacuation. Environmental disasters such as wildfires can wreak havoc on asthma since smoke particles cause air quality to worsen. People with asthma should monitor air quality and be sure to include stress management, healthy diet and exercise in their daily lives. People with asthma can control their symptoms and keep themselves safe by following their Asthma Action Plan created in partnership with their doctor. Quick-relief asthma inhalers can help relieve symptoms that occur at any time, while maintenance medications control symptoms daily. Biologic medications are increasingly used to address severe asthma. Getting the flu shot every year and practicing good hygiene, especially when around large groups during cold and flu season, is always a good idea. Eating healthy and getting moderate exercise, as well as practicing stress-relieving activities like yoga and meditation, can also help protect people with asthma. Keeping an emergency kit that includes extra asthma medication and devices, copies of medical records and prescription refill information, respirator masks, a list of contacts and a medication plan in preparation for speaking with doctors or other healthcare providers is also useful. Allergy & Asthma Network hosts the USAsthma Summit every year to raise understanding about the chronic condition among community health workers and representatives from asthma programs from all over the country. They discuss strategies, guidelines and programs for asthma management as well as the latest clinical lessons and practices.
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