Living with Allergies

Resources for Patients

HOTLINE: IMMUNOLOGIC DISEASES
Sponsored by the National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver. Nurses available to answer questions.
1-800-222-LUNG
http://www.njc.org

AIR FILTERING DEVICES
Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
1-800-438-4318
http://www.epa.gov

ASTHMA DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT
Physician guidelines and patient information.
National Asthma Education Program
(301) 251-1222

COSMETICS
Food and Drug Administration
1-800-270-8869
http://www.fda.gov 

ECZEMA ASSOCIATION
1221 SW Yamhill, Suite 303
Portland, OR 97205
(503) 228-4430

 EXTRACTS FOR ALLERGY TESTING
Regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drugs & Biologics
(301) 295-8012

FOOD ALLERGY NETWORK
Guidelines for patients, parents, teachers.
4744 Holly Avenue
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 691-3179
http://www.foodallergy.org

POLLEN MAPS & DOCTOR REFERRALS
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
611 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
1-800-822-ASMA (doctor referrals)

  • National Allergy Bureau
    1-800-9-POLLEN (pollen information)

http://www.aaaai.org

PRODUCTS DIRECTORY
Listing of products and services
Allergy Publications
Box 640
Menlo Park, CA 94026
(Fee; compiled by American Allergy Assn)

NIAID-Supported Centers
for Research on Asthma, Allergy, and Immunologic Diseases

California

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Massachusetts

Minnesota

Missouri

North Carolina

Virginia

Wisconsin

For Further Information

Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc.
3554 Chain Bridge Road
Suite 2000
Fairfax, VA 22030
1-800-878-4403
http://www.podi.com/health/aanma

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
611 East Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
1-800-822-ASMA
http://www.aaaai.org

American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
800 E. Northwest Highway
Suite 1080
Palatine, IL 60067
1-800-842-7777
http://allergy.mcg.edu

American Lung Association
American Thoracic Society
1740 Broadway
New York, NY 10019-4374
1-800-LUNG-USA
http://www.lungusa.org

Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America
1125 15th Street, NW
Suite 502
Washington, DC 20005
1-800-7-ASTHMA
(202) 466-7643
http://www.aafa.org

JAMA Asthma Information Center
American Medical Association
515 N. State Street
Chicago, IL 60610
http://www.ama-assn.org/asthma

Parents of Asthmatic/Allergic Children
1412 Marathon Drive
Ft. Collins, CO 80524
(303) 842-7395

NIAID, a component of the National Institutes of Health, supports research on AIDS, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases as well as allergies and immunology.

Prepared by:
Office of Communications and Public Liaison
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD 20892

Public Health Service
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
August 1998

 

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NWHIC
National Women's Health Information Center
1-800-994-9662 (Our free Information and Referral service)
1-888-220-5446 (TDD)
http://www.4woman.gov <http://www.4woman.gov>
4woman@soza.com