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In order to keep our members up to date on the most recent developments in asthma and allergy news, AAFA/New England publishes ASTHMA & ALLERGY BULLETIN three times a year. Not only does our newsletter keep you up to date on research and new developments, but it can also provide useful and practical tips for managing asthma and allergies. 

With a wide range of topics, the newsletter is a useful tool in trying to understand and effectively deal with asthma and allergies.  The newsletter also lists the dates and topics of educational programs we sponsor.

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Articles that have appeared recently in our newsletter include:

• Don’t let allergies and asthma ruin your summer fun

• Your Asthma Inhaler May Be Changing

• Teens Overcome Obstacles to Managing their Allergies and Asthma

• Eating Out with Food Allergies (click on “Food Allergies” page of this website to read this article)

• Teens with Food Allergies: What are the challenges?

• Leaving for college with Asthma and Allergies

RESEARCH UPDATES

ASTHMA

• New inhaled steroid promises decreased side effects

• Childhood Asthma: Poverty and psychological stress affect immune system

• Childhood Asthma: Which medications work best?

• Asthma and inflammation: “Killer T-cells” play a role

• Adolescents and asthma: A risky stage of life

• Asthma in Young Children: Inhaled steroids don’t have a lasting effect

• Lack of physical activity may lead to increased asthma

• Smoking makes asthma harder to control

FOOD ALLERGY

• Nontraditional therapies

• Advances in diagnosis and prevention

ALLERGY AND OTHER TOPICS

• Innovative approaches to allergy immunotherapy (allergy shots)

• Sinus Problems and Nasal Polyps: Systemic steroids may help

• Vocal Cord Dysfunction: When respiratory distress and wheezing may not be asthma

• Chronic Rhinosinusitis: The challenge of treating your “stuffed up” nose

• Bee sting allergies: Injections in Childhood have long-term benefits

BOOK REVIEWS

On the Nature of Food Allergy by Paul Hannaway, MD

The Peanut Allergy Answer Book by Michael C. Young, MD

The Mold Survival Guide by Jeffrey C. May

My Office is Killing Me! by Jeffrey C. May

The Whole Foods Allergy Cookbook by Cybele Pascal

No Lobster, Please! by Robyn Rogers

The Peanut Pickle by Jessica Ureel

What To Do When the Doctor Says It’s Asthma by Paul Hannaway, MD

How To Manage Your Child's Life-threatening Food Allergies by Linda Marienhoff Coss

 

ASK THE DOCTOR:  recent topics of questions answered by physicians

Probiotics

Clinical trials

Inhaled steroids for mild asthma

 

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