The U.S. centers for disease control includes asthmatics in a list of people who might want to consider bringing antiviral medications with them when traveling. The CDC recommends that asthmatics should talk with their doctors about what to do if they develop flu symptoms while traveling and whether they should consider taking antivirals with... »

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer of New York says he wants to establish voluntary national food allergy guidelines for schools and after school programs, according to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. The voluntary guidelines, which would help schools and parents tailor plans to an individual child's allergies, would be established under the Food Allergy and Anaphlaxis... »

For allergy sufferers, McAllen, Texas, is probably not the place to be in fall. The town topped the Asthma and Allergy Foundation’s 2009 list of the most challenging places to live with fall allergies. Wichita, Kansas, and Louisville, Kentucky, took second and third, respectively. The rankings are based on the prevalence of allergy sufferers, seasonal... »

The National Institutes of Health is preparing to launch the first government-sponsored clinical trial to determine what dose of the 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine is needed to induce a protective immune response in people with asthma, especially those with severe disease. »

In a September 15, 2009, update on swine flu vaccines, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted that live attenuated influenza vaccines should not be given to people with asthma. The CDC announced that four manufacturers were given approval for swine flu (H1N1) vaccines, one of which is a live attenuated influenza... »