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Ever hear the term "bronchial asthma" and wonder what it means? When people talk about bronchial asthma, they are really talking about asthma, a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that causes periodic "attacks" of coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness. According to the CDC, more than 22 million Americans, including 6.5 million children under 18, suffer with asthma today. Allergies are strongly linked to asthma and to other respiratory diseases such as chronic sinusitis,...
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Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics America, Inc. (AAN/MA)
8201 Greensboro Drive, Suite 300
McLean, VA 22102
(800) 878-4403
www.aanma.org
American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology (AAAAI)
555 East Wells Street
Suite 1100
Milwaukee, WI, 53202-3823
(414) 272-6071
www.aaaai.org
American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC)
9425 N. MacArthur Blvd. Suite 100
Irving, TX, 75063-4706
(972) 243-2272
www.aarc.org
E-mail: info@aarc.org
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
8201 Corporate Drive
Suite 1000
Landover, MD 20785
1-800-7-ASTHMA (727-8462)
E-mail: info@aafa.org
www.aafa.org
American College of Chest Physicians
3300 Dundee Rd.
Northbrook, IL 60062-2348
(847) 498-1400 or 1-800-343-2227
www.chestnet.org
American Lung Association
1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 785-3355
E-mail: info@lung.org
www.lung.org
The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
11781 Lee Jackson Hwy., Suite 160
Fairfax, VA 22033-3309
(800) 929-4040
www.foodallergy.org
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