Book Description
From the foremost authority on children's health--a vital guide for parents whose children suffer from allergies and asthma

Asthma and allergies are the most common chronic childhood diseases. Asthma affects nearly 5 million American children, while allergies affect about 50 million. This comprehensive book is an invaluable resource for parents who want answers and information about their children's allergies and asthma. This user-friendly volume is filled with up-to-the-minute advice from pediatricians on how to
 ¸  Identify allergies and asthma
 ¸  Prevent attacks
 ¸  Minimize triggers and avoid allergens
 ¸  Understand medications and choose them wisely
 ¸  Explain allergies to young children
 ¸  Help children of all ages manage symptoms

As with all AAP Guides, the layout and writing style make information easy to find, with real-life case studies, sidebars, and tables to help parents raise healthy, active children.


Book Info
Consumer resource for parents who need answers and information about their children's allergies and asthma. Current advice on identifying allergies and asthma, preventing attacks, minimizing triggers, understanding medications, explaining allergies to young children, and helping children manage symptoms. Softcover.


From the Inside Flap
From the foremost authority on children's health--a vital guide for parents whose children suffer from allergies and asthma

Asthma and allergies are the most common chronic childhood diseases. Asthma affects nearly 5 million American children, while allergies affect about 50 million. This comprehensive book is an invaluable resource for parents who want answers and information about their children's allergies and asthma. This user-friendly volume is filled with up-to-the-minute advice from pediatricians on how to
¸  Identify allergies and asthma
¸  Prevent attacks
¸  Minimize triggers and avoid allergens
¸  Understand medications and choose them wisely
¸  Explain allergies to young children
¸  Help children of all ages manage symptoms

As with all AAP Guides, the layout and writing style make information easy to find, with real-life case studies, sidebars, and tables to help parents raise healthy, active children.


About the Author
Michael J. Welch, M.D., FAAP, practices medicine at the Allergy & Asthma Medical Group and the Research Center in San Diego, California. The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of more than 55,000 primary-care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. It is headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

From the foremost authority on children's health—a vital guide for parents whose children suffer from allergies and asthma

Asthma and allergies are the most common chronic childhood diseases. Asthma affects nearly 5 million American children, while allergies affect about 50 million. This comprehensive book is an invaluable resource for parents who want answers and information about their children's allergies and asthma. This user-friendly volume is filled with up-to-the-minute advice from pediatricians on how to
 ¸  Identify allergies and asthma
 ¸  Prevent attacks
 ¸  Minimize triggers and avoid allergens
 ¸  Understand medications and choose them wisely
 ¸  Explain allergies to young children
 ¸  Help children of all ages manage symptoms

As with all AAP Guides, the layout and writing style make information easy to find, with real-life case studies, sidebars, and tables to help parents raise healthy, active children.

SYNOPSIS

Allergies and asthma are on the rise. Asthma affects close to five million children, and known cases rose by 40 percent between 1990 and 1994. But advances in the diagnosis and treatment of asthma and allergies are helping many children who suffer from these disorders.

A new book, The American Academy of Pediatrics Guide to Your Child's Allergies and Asthma: Breathing Easy and Bringing Up Healthy, Active Chidren, edited by Michael J. Welch, MD, FAAP, (Villard /Publication Date: June 9, 2000/$12.95) is an invaluable resource for parents and caregivers who need to cope with the challenges of these sometimes serious conditions.

Asthma and allergies are different conditions that often go together. In many cases they are year-round problems requiring continual management, involving the child and his or her parents, caregivers and pediatrician in a team approach. Guide to Your Child's Allergies and Asthma is a well organized, easy-to-follow key to this process. Filled with the latest information and advice about triggers, symptoms, diagnosis, prevention and treatment, the book covers such topics as: Symptoms associated with allergies and asthma The many triggers of asthma and the different ways it can manifest itself How to prevent attacks Understanding and choosing medications Appropriate sports and physical activities for children with asthma Food allergies Allergies that can be fatal Possible ways to delay the onset of allergies and asthma How environmental and lifestyle factors affect asthma, and how to minimize the culprits Teaching your child the basics of self-care In addition, this book includes in its appendix several essential sources of information, including a list of hidden sources of food allergens, sources for more information about allergies and asthma, sources of allergy and asthma products, and helpful publications on this important children's health issue.

As with all AAP Guides, the layout makes information easy to find, with diagrams, highlighted tips, and tables to help parents raise healthy, active children.