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Allergic Asthma - The Asthma-Allergy Connection

Allergic asthma is due to a strong asthma-allergy connection. Learn more about the role of allergies in asthma and how asthma can change through the seasons of the year. Get help with identifying your indoor asthma allergy triggers and your outdoor allergens that can be asthma triggers.
Allergic Asthma - Overview
Allergic asthma is the most common type of asthma, because asthma and allergies are so closely linked. Allergens are the main asthma triggers, and allergies are also one of the primary asthma risk factors.
Allergens - The Allergic Asthma Triggers
Allergens are substances that serve as asthma triggers for people who have the type of asthma known as allergic asthma. Find out what you need to know about pollen, dust, animal dander, and mold.
IgE & Allergic Asthma - Do You Know Your IgE?
Knowing your IgE is important if you have allergic asthma, as this antibody is involved in both early and late stages of the allergic response. Do you know your IgE?
Immunotherapy and Asthma: Do Allergy Shots (Immunotherapy) Work?
Allergy shots and asthma have been controversially linked in the past, but today medical experts concur that allergy shots can help prevent asthma in children who are at high risk of asthma because of their allergies. Get the scoop on immunotherapy and asthma.
Allergy Drops - Sublingual Immunotherapy for Allergic Asthma
Allergy drops, which is the nonmedical term for sublingual immunotherapy, are a form of allergen immunotherapy for asthma that can be used as a form of allergic asthma treatment for some people.
Allergy Testing and Asthma
Allergy testing may be recommended for people with asthma, because allergies can play a significant role in aggravating asthma symptoms. Skin tests, blood tests and elimination diets are the most common and effective ways to diagnose allergies. Learn about allergy testing for asthma here.
Identifying & Treating Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis, or allergic shock, is a life-threatening emergency. It is important to know how to respond to anaphylaxis quickly and correctly to avoid disaster.
Medicines A to Z
Look up medications of all kinds. Find out how they work, the risks and side effects, what they look like, and if they interact negatively with other medicines you may be taking.
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