Living with Allergies

Resources for Patients

HOTLINE: IMMUNOLOGIC DISEASES Sponsored by the National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine in Denver. Nurses available to answer questions. 1-800-222-LUNG http://www.njc.orgAIR 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 Regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, Division of Food Safety (202) 245-1317 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 Ass'n)

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

California

• La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, San Diego; Fu-Tong Liu, MD, PhD (619) 678-4640
• University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles; Andrew Saxon, MD (310) 206-8050

Maryland

• Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center, Baltimore; N. Franklin Atkinson, Jr., MD (410) 550-2051
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda; Dean D. Metcalfe, MD (301) 496-2165

Massachusetts

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; Jean-Pierre Kinet, MD (617) 667-1324
• Boston University; David M. Center, MD (617) 638-4860
• Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston; K. Frank Austen, MD (617) 525-1300
• Children's Hospital, Boston; Raif S. Geha, MD (617) 355-7602

Minnesota

• Mayo Foundation, Rochester; Gerald J. Gleich, MD (507) 284-2789

Missouri

• Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis; David W. Chaplin, MD, PhD (314) 362-9047

North Carolina

• Duke University Medical Center, Durham; Rebecca H. Buckley, MD (919) 684-2922 or (919) 684-5194

Virginia

• University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Thomas A.E. Platts-Mill, MD, PhD (804) 924-5917

Wisconsin

• University of Wisconsin, Madison; William W. Busse, MD (608) 263-6183

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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

Information provided by NIH.

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