Organizations - Resources: Allergies

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Organizations

Publications

Allergy: Your Questions Answered Helen E. Smith and Anthony J. Frew (Churchill Livingstone, 2003, 276 pages)

This pocket-sized handbook is written for doctors but may also be helpful to patients. Discusses diagnosis, treatment, and management of many allergies. Includes discussions on asthma, hay fever, ocular allergy, food allergy, and more. Because the handbook is published in Britain, some of the environmental data are more relevant to the United Kingdom.

The Harvard Medical School Guide to Taking Control of Asthma Christopher H. Fanta, Lynda M. Cristiano, and Kenan Haver, with Nancy Waring (Free Press, 2003, 330 pages)

An easy-to-follow personalized approach from the experts at Harvard Medical School and Partners Asthma Center.

The Truth about Your Immune System: What You Need to Know A Special Health Report from Harvard Medical School (Harvard Health Publications, 2004, 38 pages)

A reader-friendly account of how the immune system works. Includes illustrations and information on the allergic response. To order, go to www.health.harvard.edu.

Organizations

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

555 E. Wells St., Suite 1100

Milwaukee, WI 53202

800-822-2762

www.aaaai.org

Has an extensive library of information about allergic disease. Guidelines for pregnancy are at www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/asthmaandpregnancy.stm.

American Latex Allergy Association

3791 Sherman Road Slinger, WI 53086

888-972-5378

www.latexallergyresources.org

Provides educational materials, information on support groups, publications, and product information for a broader understanding of natural rubber latex allergy.

Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network

11781 Lee Jackson Highway, Suite 160

Fairfax, VA 22033

800-929-4040

www.foodallergy.org

Provides information and support for sufferers of food allergies. Sends out regular newsletters with recipes, resources, and suggestions, and also sends out alerts when the organization becomes aware of changes in manufacturing procedures that alter the ingredients of popular foods.

National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases

Office of Communications and Public Liaison

6610 Rockledge Drive, MSC 6612

Bethesda, MD 20892

301-496-5717

www.niaid.nih.gov

Conducts and supports basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases. Web site provides patient fact sheets on allergies and asthma.

National Institutes of Health

9000 Rockville Pike

Bethesda, MD 20892

301-496-4000

www.nih.gov

Provides extensive information on all aspects of allergy and asthma. An index of articles on asthma is at www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asthma.html. For links to articles on allergy, see www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/allergy.html; for food allergies specifically, go to www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/foodallergy.html.

Last updated:	August 21, 2006
Reviewed By:	Faculty of Harvard Medical School