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• Allergy Symptoms: Tips from Doctors on Late Summer Allergy Symptoms & Relief
  
  Allergy symptoms getting you down as summer turns to fall? Two U.S. doctors warn summer fun -- activities in the great outdoors -- can trigger allergy symptoms. Allergy sufferers may need to curtail contact with symptom triggers, Dr. David Resnick and Dr. Ronit Herzog, allergy specialists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center in New York, advise. "This season can be ...
  


• Pack asthma action plan with your kid's lunch
  
  Asthma, a chronic inflammation of the tubes that carry air to the lungs, is a fairly common childhood condition that varies in severity. The student's asthma action plan describes the specific medical treatments the child receives while in school. Art teachers, librarians and non-teaching staff such as cafeteria and recess aides should also be aware of your child's condition and know what to do ...
  


• Exposure to Violence May Aggravate Asthma, Study Finds
  
  FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- People with asthma who witness violence in their neighborhoods are at increased risk for asthma-related hospitalization and emergency department visits for asthma or any cause, finds a new study.
  


• Allergies? They're our bread and butter: The mothers who turned their children's food intolerances into businesses
  
  The number of allergy sufferers has trebled in Britain in two decades. One in three of us develop an allergy and they affect about 40 per cent of children.
  


• Study: Inner-city violence adds to asthma
  
  PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Those exposed to violence in the inner city are more likely to need asthma treatment, U.S. researchers said. Asthma - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Respiratory Disorders - United States
  


• Community Violence Exacerbates Asthma Hospitalizations And Emergency Department Visits
  
  Patients with asthma who are exposed to violence in their community are at an increased risk for an asthma-related hospitalization and emergency room visits for asthma or any cause, according to new research from the University Of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Exposure to community violence has been linked to more symptoms in pediatric asthma patients; however the new research adds to this ...
  


• Official: Asthma #1 cause of school absenteeism among kids
  
  BOZEMAN - The U.S. Department of Education reports that asthma is the number one cause of school absenteeism among children.
  


• Allergy link to asthma questioned
  
  The long-held belief that allergies cause asthma in children has been questioned by new research in Western Australia.
  


• Researchers identify genes associated with asthma
  
  (PhysOrg.com) -- Yale University researchers have identified three genes containing genetic variations that appear to increase a child's risk of developing asthma. The findings will be published in three separate journals: the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Human Heredity and Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis.
  


• U.S. Department of Education names asthma number one cause of school absenteeism among children
  
  According to the U.S. Department of Education, asthma is the number one cause of school absenteeism among children.