CIENCIASMEDICASNEWS: Allergens & Irritants: Survive the Seasons: Allergens and Irritants

viernes, 17 de abril de 2015

Allergens & Irritants: Survive the Seasons: Allergens and Irritants

Boy getting a piggyback ride from his mom and blowing a dandelion.

Survive the Seasons: Allergens and Irritants

Explore tips to combat pollen, dust mites, and other common irritants. (From NIH’s National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)

National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Turning Discovery Into Health

various allergens - a smoking cigarette, a roach, a dust mite, mold in the corner of a room, pollen, and a child with an oxygen mask on

Asthma is one of our nation's most common chronic health conditions. Many substances can aggravate allergies or increase the severity of asthma symptoms in individuals who are sensitive to these allergens or irritants.

This Web site is designed to help you SURVIVE THE SEASONS by providing information on asthma, allergies and some of the most common seasonal and non-seasonal allergens and asthma irritants such as:

In addition, we provide PREVENTIVE STRATEGIESfor each to help you avoid exposure to these substances.

Please remember that information contained on this Web site is provided for educational and informational purposes only and should not be used to guide the diagnosis or treatment of any medical condition without the advice and supervision of a licensed, qualified health care provider.

For information on other pulmonary research performed at NIEHS, visit the Division of Intramural Research Immunity, Inflammation, and Disease Laboratory and the Division of Extramural Research and Training Translational Research sites.