Asthma Awareness Facts
May is Asthma Awareness Month! To promote asthma awareness this May, the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology created this diagram to share some important facts about asthma: In the …
In the Literature: Peanut Allergies
Recently, there was new research published in the New England Journal of Medicine about the development of peanut allergy in young children. The results suggest that young children at high …
Measles Outbreak
Currently, there is a measles outbreak in the United States. In December 2014, someone infected with measles visited the Disneyland amusement park in California and spread measles to others. This …
Asthma Prevention in Schools
Last month, the Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $600,000 grant to the Public Health Institute to help schools care for kids with asthma. The Public Health Institute’s program will create …
Flu Forecast
Imagine if we could forecast influenza or “the flu”, just like the weather. Researchers at Columbia University recently made a “flu forecast” website to do that. Their website shows you …
WIND Study Travel Tips
Here are some tips to help manage your child’s breathing problems, if you plan to travel this holiday season: -Keep your child’s breathing medications handy. For example, keep them in …
RSV Season
November through March is RSV season, the time of year when some infants and children get infected with RSV. Here are tips from the Centers for Disease Control to help …
The September Asthma Peak
Did you know that more asthma attacks occur in September than in any other month? A study published in the journal Pediatrics earlier this year found that asthma-related healthcare visits …
May is Asthma Awareness Month!
May is Asthma Awareness Month and May 6th is World Asthma Day. While most of the WIND Study children are too young to have an asthma diagnosis, 33% of our …
Updated Well-Child Visit Schedule, Infancy –Adolescence
When do you bring your child to see a primary care provider for a healthy visit and which assessments are recommended at these visits? Last month, the American Academy of …