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    Academic performance of urban children with asthma worse than peers without asthma

    Study finds for ethnic minorities, the more severe the asthma, the worse the quality of work.

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    Asthma Controller Step Down Yardstick – Treatment guidance for when asthma improves

    Helps clinicians understand when treatment should be stepped down, and how.

  • Go to Allergists: The Doctors You Didn’t Know Could Help you with Your Asthma

    Allergists: The Doctors You Didn’t Know Could Help you with Your Asthma

    Allergists provide best care for those with asthma.

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    Taylor H.

    Taylor is an outgoing and active 7-year-old who enjoys playing ball, cheerleading and dancing, and will soon be earning her purple belt in karate. But until th…

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    Katie M.

    It was just another day at her job as a staff assistant for a congressman when 28 year-old Katie thought she'd drop by a health fair in the Rayburn Building on…

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    Jacob M.

    Lorrie M. refers to her family's allergist as "an angel." Lorrie credits their allergist with turning her son Jacob's life around from his health to his grades…

  • Go to Martha, Adam, and Clayton W.

    Martha, Adam, and Clayton W.

    Asthma and allergies are truly a family affair for Martha W.'s family: she has asthma and allergies; her husband, Adam, has environmental and food allergies; t…

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    Brooke C.

    Brooke C. would be an inspiration even if she didn't have asthma. At age 30, the mother of three decided to start running. What began as an urge to just get ou…

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    Kealab R.

    Joanna has watched her son, Kealeb, grow from a toddler using a kid's dinosaur mask for nebulizer treatments to a strong athlete scoring points for the Lakesid…

  • Go to Laura, Emily and Collin S.

    Laura, Emily and Collin S.

    Laura S., and her two children, Emily, 16, and Collin, 13, have seen firsthand that each person's asthma story is different and how an allergist can help figur…

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    Ben D.

    For a long time, Ben and his parents did not know what was wrong with him, why he couldn't keep up with the other 10-year-olds in his class, and his gym teache…

  • Go to Giselle R.

    Giselle R.

    As a musical theater major at the Chicago College of Performing Arts, 19-year-old Giselle spends her days singing, dancing and acting. Watching her perform, yo…

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    Doug L.

    Asthma and allergies used to slow down 54-year-old cyclist Doug. He would limit his rides depending on weather or if he felt the onset of an attack. Several cl…

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    Jonathon M.

    There's no place Jonathon M. would rather be than on the soccer field. The 10-year-old "sleeps, eats and drinks soccer," according to his mom, Carol.But Jonath…