The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that it has approved Primatene Mist for over-the-counter (OTC) use for those with mild intermittent asthma. The president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Bradley Chipps, MD, stated than “anyone who has asthma should be working with an allergist to make sure they are
Read more →Daylight Saving Time is here, which means spring is around the corner. If you view springtime with a certain degree of trepidation because it means an outbreak of spring allergy symptoms, you are not alone. One in five Americans suffer from allergies each year and spring allergies cause a multitude of symptoms ranging from stuffy
Read more →MAY IS NATIONAL ALLERGY & ASTHMA AWARENESS MONTH Did you know that May is Allergy and Asthma awareness month? Most likely it was chosen by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America to have this designation because it’s a peak time of year for allergic and asthmatic symptoms in children and adults. While having allergies
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May 18. at 1 pm ET, join the AAAAI and the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), for a Twitter chat to discuss asthma symptoms, prevention, management, treatment and recent research. To join the conversation, follow @AAFANational and @AAAAI_org on Twitter and use the hashtag #TackleAsthma in your tweets during the chat.
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