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AANMA in USA Today

Published August - 31 - 2009

usatodayAANMA President and Founder Nancy Sander spoke with USA Today’s Kim Painter about tips for college students with asthma Read the rest of this entry »

nancy1Among the many tributes to Sen. Ted Kennedy, AANMA would like to acknowledge his friendship and support of our organization, especially over the past 12 years.

The Senator and his staff had a refreshingly down-to-earth approach when it came to addressing our concerns about ensuring patient access to specialty care, appropriate medications, immunotherapy and diagnostic services. They were always responsive in our efforts to make sure that all patients with these conditions have access to the care they need. Read the rest of this entry »

EPA Podcast en Español Volumen 1

Published August - 26 - 2009

podcastEl aire que respiramos contiene millones de partículas de polvo, alérgenos, químicos, contaminantes y otras pequeñas moléculas microscópicas. Y mientras el polen y la contaminación exterior se llevan toda la atención, estudios realizados por la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés), indican que el nivel de contaminación al interior de hogares y edificios es dos a tres veces más alto que el de espacios abiertos. Read the rest of this entry »

What’s on your mind?

Published August - 25 - 2009

nancy1There’s something new about asthma, allergies and COPD in the news nearly every day–but how much of it’s valid and how much of it is just hype?

You’ll notice that we don’t get flustered about most of the news that comes out. That’s because we have a team of medical advisors that give us the bottom line on the news for us. We go behind the news to get to the real stuff that you can use in your daily lives. Read the rest of this entry »