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The internet is a great resource for asthma and allergy sufferers. The biggest pitfall, however, is that information on the internet, especially newsgroups, is entirely unregulated. The following is a list of useful, authoritative web sites and 800 numbers that may be useful to you. Keep in mind that information changes every day and different medical authorities may not agree. Please depend on your allergist as your ultimate source of reliable information.

www.aaaai.org - American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology: this is one of the two major allergy societies, look in the public resource center for good information. Also, there are lots of good links, such as the National Allergy Bureau 1 800 9POLLEN (seasonal allergies), 1 877 9ACHOO (year-round allergies).
www.acaai.org/ - American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology: this is the public website of the other major allergy society. There is a broad range of useful information.
allergyandasthmarelief.org - Patient education site from ACAAI (American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology).
www.aanma.org - Asthma and Allergy Network/Mothers of Asthmatics 1 800 878-4403. This is a good site for patient and family information about a wide range of topics.
www.aafa.org - Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America 1 800 727-8462. Another good, broad ranging site with support for patients and families.
www.foodallergy.org - Food allergy network 1 800 929-4040. This is THE organization for patients and families with food allergies. They have a very broad range of resources about food allergies.
www.lungusa.org - The American Lung Association. This site has useful information about asthma and other lung diseases.
www.nih.gov/health - The National Institutes of Health. This is a very broad site with a huge amount of information about many diseases, both allergic and non-allergic.
www.njc.org - The National Jewish Medical and Research Center. 1 800 222-LUNG. This site has lots of useful information for patients with asthma and allergies, especially asthma.
www.medicalert.com and www.medicalidtags.com - These are two different companies that offer identification tags that can alert emergency personnel about your medical conditions. We highly recommend identification tags, especially for people who have a history of anaphylaxis to foods or insect bites.
www .safestartinspections .com - Safestart Inspections is an environmental engineering consulting company based in Arlington Heights, IL that specializes in residential and commercial building assessments for mold contamination and other irritants. Remediation plans are also offered. Contact Larry Schwartz at 847 253-7340.