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TOPIC: Asthma
What do you do when your surroundings become your worst enemy? On the next
Health Link Special Edition well take a look at asthma a disease that affects
millions of Americans each year. Allergens, smoke, and even exercise can trigger
asthma episodes, limiting the lives of those that suffer from it. Learn more
about treatments and active life strategies - tune in to this one hour live
call-in Health Link special Monday night at 8 on WMHT.
GUESTS:
Geoffrey L. Serfilippi,
MD
Dr. Serfilippi is a pulmonologist with Pulmonary & Critical
Care Associates in Troy, NY.
Scott L. Osur, MD
Dr.
Osur is in private practice at Certified Allergy Consultants in Albany with
satellite offices located in Clifton Park, Troy and Schenectady. Dr. Osur is
also an Assistant Professor at Albany Medical College.
Kallanna
Manjunath, MD
Dr. Manjunath is a pediatrician and Vice President of
Medical Services for the Whitney M. Young Jr. Health Center located in Albany.
Peter Iwanowicz
Peter Iwanowicz is the Director of
Environmental Health for the American Lung Association of New York State in
Albany.
With the right resources you and your loved ones can live healthy and active
lives. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America is here to help, with free
information about asthma and allergies, education programs for consumers and
health professionals, advocacy to improve quality of life for patients, and
research to find a cure.
Go to
their website for more info
Approximately 50 million Americans suffer
from some form of allergic disease. It can develop at any age, and heredity
plays a key role in who will develop it. The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma
& Immunology has developed an extensive library of information in this
center to help you learn more about allergic disease.
Go to their website for more
info
Founded in 1985, Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of
Asthmatics is a national nonprofit network of families whose desire is to
overcome, not cope with, allergies and asthma. The shortest route to that goal
is knowledge - that's why AANMA produces the most accurate, timely, practical,
and livable alternatives to suffering.
Go to their website for more info
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