AAFA Texas Newsletters

By Stephen J. Apaliski, MDVP of Publications, AAFA, Texas I am not a worrier by nature. I used to be. A growing number of gray hairs and a deepening faith, have greatly reduced the number of things I choose to allow to control me through worry. There are some things that can keep me awake [...]

By Stephen J. Apaliski, MDVP of Publications, AAFA, Texas Here in Texas, we have felt the change. Warming temperatures, strong winds, the sun ‘sitting higher in the sky’, trees blooming, all let us know that winter’s grasp is loosening! Along with these changes you can’t help but notice the increased numbers of people outside walking, [...]

Probably every family physician in clinical practice has been confronted by patients who insist that they (or their children) are allergic to one food or another based on nonspecific gastrointestinal or other complaints. However, multiple studies have demonstrated that at least 50 percent — and possibly as much as 90 percent — of self-reported food [...]

At Grace Hartman Elementary in Rockwall, Texas, a team of 5th and 6th grade students have developed a concept in an all-in-one device that will aid those with asthma. This rookie team was challenged in the First Lego League project 2010 competition, the Body Forward™ Challenge, to develop an innovative solution that would in some [...]

Dear AAFA-TX Friends, AAFA-TX thanks you for your membership and continuous support. This year, we began our twelfth year of providing free programs and services to patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals affected by asthma and allergies while facing the same challenge as other non-profits in our recessionary economy: how to continue providing the same level [...]

Adolescence, between ages 12 and 17, can be a rocky experience or a smooth road for both kids and the adults in their lives. This is true for teens with asthma or those without. Asthma is quite common in teens; 1 in 7 may have it, most diagnosed when younger but some diagnosed as a [...]

The US Dept. of Health says 1 of every 12 Americans has asthma. Asthma is the most chronic condition affecting children and is never “outgrown.” This is a myth encouraged because for some kids symptoms lessen during puberty, but later in life, symptoms often reappear. Others have asthma symptoms throughout their lives, from infancy to [...]

It can be scary, confusing and overwhelming when your child is diagnosed with asthma, a chronic disease which at this time has no cure, only control. You want the best possible care, you want to protect them and there is so much to learn about asthma, but where to start? What you should remember is [...]

A study in New York says the number of children with peanut and nut allergies has tripled between 1997 and 2008 and these allergies are the leading cause of anaphylaxis. If parents think their child has peanut allergy, the fear of a fatal reaction can paralyze lives, but avoiding peanuts only makes sense if there [...]

Many independent studies plus the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) now definitely state that smoking is harmful to asthmatics and may in fact be one of the causes of asthma. The most likely cause for the rapid growth rate of asthma is due to environmental factors and one of those environmental factors is smoking. Everyone [...]