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Contents

1. Basic Information on Asthma Diagnosis and Treatment
   
2. Recognizing Symptoms
   
3. Using Medication and Medical Devices
   
4. Living with Asthma
   
5. Eczema
   
6. Food Allergies
   
7. Ask a Doctor
   

Basic Information on Asthma Diagnosis and Treatment

• What’s Behind That Wheeze?
  Knowing what’s happening inside the lungs is the first step to controlling asthma
• New Asthma Guidelines – Setting Priorities for Asthma Care
  Six main points people with asthma need to know about asthma treatment
• New Asthma Test – Will It Help You Breathe Easier?
  Exhaled nitric oxide tests are useful for measuring lung inflammation in patients of all ages

Recognizing Symptoms

• Calming Your Cough
  What causes coughing, when to seek medical help and choosing treatment options
• RSV – Much More Than the Common Cold
  What sound like a cold, looks like a cold and acts like a cold – but sends more babies to the hospital than any other condition?

Using Medication and Medical Devices

• About Medications
  Giving medications to babies
• Nebulizers — When only the mist will do
  Step-by-step instructions for using a nebulizer
• Baby Breaths
  A special video calms and reassures babies and toddlers during nebulizer treatments.
• Nebulizer Basics
  What parents need to know about using a nebulizer with babies and young children
• Mastering HFA Inhalers – Step-by-Step Instructions
  Instructions for using metered-dose inhalers
• Maximizing the Mist – Keep Inhalers Clean, Primed and Ready
  How to use and care for metered dose inhalers
• Holding Chambers and Spacers
  Basic information on why and how to use holding chambers with MDIs
• Peak Flow Meters
  How to use a peak flow meter
• Ins and Outs of Holding Chambers (.pdf)
  The 411 on Metered Dose Inhalers (MDI’s)
• Nebulizer Know-How (.pdf)
  Understand and maintain your nebulizer for peak performance

Living with Asthma

• Sleep Matters: Getting a Good Night’s Sleep with Asthma and Allergies
  Why adults and children with asthma have trouble sleeping and what you can do about it
• Hiring a Babysitter
  Tips on finding and using a babysitter
• Parents
  Tips on finding childcare services
• News2Use –Tree-lined Streets Lower Asthma Risks
  Research shows young children who live in neighborhoods with lots of trees are less likely to have asthma

Eczema

• Detergent, Soap and Eczema: How One Mother’s Extreme Home Makeover Made a Difference
  Using detergent-free products for skin care, laundry and household cleaning helped prevent a baby’s eczema

Food Allergies

• When Will I Outgrow Food Allergies?
  Research shows that food allergies are lasting longer into childhood – and even adulthood
• Solving the Peanut Allergy Puzzle
  One family’s story of diagnosing peanut allergy in their baby
• Cracking Open Egg Allergy
  Ewan was 10 months old when he had his first reaction to egg

Ask a Doctor

• Click here to read questions from parents about their children’s respiratory symptoms, and answers from doctors!