Patient Education and Support

Patient Education Articles

The following links take you to patient-friendly information provided by allergychannel.net (a physician-monitored resource) and other reliable patient education providers:

• Allergy testing
• Animal allergy (e.g., dogs, cats)
• Asthma
• Chronic cough
• Common cold
• Dermatitis/eczema
• Drug allergy
• Hay fever (allergic rhinitis)
• Influenza (flu)
• Pharyngitis (sore throat)
• Sinusitis
• Smoking

Healthcommunities.com, Inc., does not endorse specific organizations. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the following links, which are provided as a courtesy. If any information requires updating, please contact allergychannel.

Hotlines
National Child Abuse Hotline
1.800.422.4453 (1-800-4-A-Child)

The National Domestic Violence Hotline
1.800.799.7233 (1-800-799-SAFE)

Poison Control
1.800.222.1222

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1.800.273.8255 (1-800-273-TALK)

Resources
American Academy of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology

American Association for Respiratory Care

American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

American Lung Association (ALA)

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

OTCsafety.org: Safe & Effective OTC Medicine Use

National Allergy Bureau

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Safe Medication

Traveling with Allergies and Asthma

Anaphylaxis

Asthma
Allergy and Asthma Network, Mothers of Asthmatics

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Carpet Allergies

Children's Asthma Camps

Hay Fever

Immunotherapy

Influenza (Flu)
fluchannel

Latex Allergy
A.L.E.R.T. American Latex Allergy Association

Multiple Chemical Sensitivities

Occupational Asthma