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Health and Medical Guide to Children and Adolescent Health Asthma in Children Health information topics about Asthma in Children: Children 1. Dusty the Asthma Goldfish and His Asthma Triggers Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Environments Division http://www.epa.gov/iaq/asthma/pdfs/dustythegoldfish_en.pdf 2. Asthma Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/allergy/asthma.html Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Asthma National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001249&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Recognizing an Asthma Attack American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZE2O8XA7C&sub_... 2. Recognizing Childhood Asthma Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00943 Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Asthma Definitions Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AS00004 2. Asthma Glossary American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZSLQTU18C&sub_... Directories 1. Asthma Hotline Environmental Protection Agency http://www.noattacks.org/asthmahotline.html 2. Directory of Asthma Camps Consortium on Children's Asthma Camps http://www.alamn.org/asthmacamps/findacamp/USMap.asp 3. Find an Allergist: Search American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/physref/ Disease Management 1. Asthma Flare-Ups American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/681.xml 2. Helping Your Child Manage Asthma: Create an Asthma Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00273 3. Managing Asthma in the School Environment Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Environments Division http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/asthma/index.html 4. Help Your Child Gain Control Over Asthma Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Environments Division http://www.epa.gov/asthma/pdfs/ll_asthma_brochure.pdf Genetics 1. Genes and Disease: Asthma National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd... National Institutes of Health 1. Asthma Basics National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www2.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/focuson/asthma01/basics.htm Organizations 1. Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthma http://www.aanma.org/ 2. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunolog http://www.aaaai.org/ 3. American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/ 4. American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/ 5. Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America http://www.aafa.org/ 6. Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Environmen http://www.epa.gov/iaq/ 7. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ 8. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disea http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ Overviews 1. Childhood Asthma Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America http://www.aafa.org/display.cfm?id=8&sub=16&cont=44 2. Childhood Asthma American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/patients/resources/easy_reader/childhood_asthma.pdf 3. Childhood Asthma Overview American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22782 Prevention/Screening 1. Prevention of Allergies and Asthma in Children American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/preventioninchildren.stm 2. Clear Your Home of Asthma Triggers Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation http://www.epa.gov/iaq/asthma/pdfs/asthma_eng.trifold.pdf Related Issues 1. Dispelling the Myths of Exercise-Induced Asthma American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/patients/just4kids/exercise_induced/default.stm 2. Talking to Your Child about Their Asthma American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/patients/allergic_conditions/pediatric_asthma/talking_... 3. How Asthma-Friendly Is Your School? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/asthma/friendly.htm 4. Asthma and Your Child American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/219.xml 5. How Asthma-Friendly Is Your Child-Care Setting? Ch National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/asthma/chc_chk.htm Research 1. Mold in Homes Doubles Risk of Asthma National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/press/030105c.html 2. Early Fevers Associated with Lower Allergy Risk La National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/feb2004/niaid-09.htm 3. New Guidelines Conclude All Aerosol Therapy Device American College of Chest Physicians http://www.chestnet.org/about/press/releases/011005.php 4. Asthma Relapse in Children Common, Possible Risk F American College of Chest Physicians http://www.chestnet.org/about/press/releases/030705_1.php 5. Children, Asthma, and Air Pollutants Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/asthma_pollutants.html 6. Cockroach Allergens Have Greatest Impact on Childh National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/mar2005/niehs-08.htm 7. Customized Program Reduces Asthma-Related Illness National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health Sc http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/sep2004/niaid-08.htm Statistics 1. Asthma Control in U.S. Children Falls Short of Nat Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/asthma_control.html 2. Asthma in Children Remains Significantly Out of Co American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=261875 3. FASTATS: Asthma National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/asthma.htm 4. Nine Million U.S. Children Diagnosed with Asthma Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r040331.htm Teenagers 1. How Can I Deal with My Asthma? Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/question/illness_infection/asthma_mgmt.html 2. Asthma Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/respiratory/asthma.html 3. Asthma & Physical Activity in the School National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/asthma/phy_astr.htm 4. Teenagers and Asthma Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/lungs/teen_asthma.html Treatment 1. Asthma Inhalers: How They Work Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01081 2. Asthma Medications for Kids American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22883 3. Medications and Immunotherapy for Asthma Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AP00008   Pediatrics / Children's Health News From Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Stem Cells Used To Model Infant Birth Defect 19 Mar 2010 at 5:00am Hemangiomas -- strawberry-like birthmarks that commonly develop in early infancy -- are generally harmless, but up to 10 percent cause tissue distortion or destruction and sometimes obstruction of vision or breathing. Since the 1960s, problematic hemangiomas have been treated with corticosteroids such as dexamethasone or prednisone... 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Asthma UK Comment On Research Linking Pre-natal Stress And Asthma Development... 18 Mar 2010 at 11:00am Leanne Metcalf, Director of Research at Asthma UK, says: 'There is now a broad spectrum of evidence which suggests that the pre-natal environment, including factors such as maternal stress and family history, can influence whether or not a child will go on to develop asthma symptoms... U.N. Secretary-General Launches Report Aimed At Meeting MDGs By 2015 18 Mar 2010 at 8:00am U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon "warned on Tuesday that failure to meet" Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets by the 2015 deadline could result in "increased instability, violence, epidemic diseases and overpopulation," Agence France-Presse/Mail & Guardian reports (3/17). At a U.N... 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