Allergy and Asthma Resources, NIAID Information Resources

Allergy and Asthma Information Resources

AIR FILTERING DEVICES

Environmental Protection Agency
Ariel Rios Building
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 272-0167
www.epa.gov

ALLERGIC SKIN DISEASES

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse
1 AMS Circle
Bethesda, MD 20892-3675
1-877-22-NIAMS (1-877-226-4267) or 301-495-4484
www.niams.nih.gov

National Eczema Association for Science and Education
4460 Redwood Highway, Suite 16-D
San Rafael, CA 94903-1953
1-800-818-7546 or 415-499-3474
www.nationaleczema.org

ALLERGIST REFERRALS

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
555 East Wells Street, Suite 1100
Milwaukee, WI 53202-3823
1-800-822-2762 or 414-272-6071
www.aaaai.org

American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
85 West Algonquin Road, Suite 550
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
1-800-842-7777
www.acaai.org/

ALLERGY AND ASTHMA STATISTICS

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
1-800-822-2762 or 414-272-6071
www.aaaai.org

ASTHMA

National Asthma Education and Prevention Program
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824
301-592-8573
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/naepp/index.htm

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Office of Communications
P.O. Box 12233
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
919-541-3345
www.niehs.nih.gov/airborne

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Environmental Health
1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636) or 404-639-3534
www.cdc.gov/nceh

ALLERGY EXTRACTS

Food and Drug Administration
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
1401 Rockville Pike, Suite 200N
Rockville, MD 20852-1448
1-800-835-4709 or 301-827-1800
www.fda.gov/cber

COSMETICS

Food and Drug Administration
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD 20740-3835
1-888- 463-6332 or 1-888-723-3366
www.cfsan.fda.gov

IMMUNOLOGIC DISEASES HOTLINE

National Jewish Medical and Research Center
1-800-222-LUNG (1-800-222-5864)
www.njc.org

POLLEN COUNTS AND MAPS

National Allergy Bureau
414-272-6071
www.aaaai.org/nab/index.cfm

More Information

National Library of Medicine
MedlinePlus
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894
1-888-FIND-NLM (1-888-346-3656) or 301-594-5983
medlineplus.gov

Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics
2751 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 150
Fairfax, VA 22031
1-800-878-4403
www.aanma.org/

American Latex Allergy Association
P.O. Box 108
Slinger, WI 53086
1-888-97-ALERT (1-888-972-5378)
www.latexallergyresources.org

American Lung Association
61 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10006
1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872)
www.lungusa.org

Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America
1233 20th Street, NW, Suite 402
Washington, DC 20036
1-800-7-ASTHMA (1-800-727-8462) or 202-466-7643
www.aafa.org

The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
11781 Lee Jackson Highway, Suite 160
Fairfax, VA 22033-3309
1-800-929-4040
www.foodallergy.org

NIAID is a component of the National Institutes of Health. NIAID supports basic and applied research to prevent, diagnose and treat infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections, influenza, tuberculosis, malaria and illness from potential agents of bioterrorism. NIAID also supports research on basic immunology, transplantation and immune-related disorders, including autoimmune diseases, asthma and allergies.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH)-The Nation's Medical Research Agency-includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit http://www.nih.gov.

Last Updated November 3, 2006 (alt)