What Your Doctor May Not tell You About Children's Allergies and Asthma Simple Steps to Help Stop Attacks and Improve Your Child's Health by Paul Ehrlich, Larry Chiaramonte
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Book Description

Allergies and asthma among children are epidemic!
What you don't know could be a matter of life and death.

Allergic reaction and asthma attacks among children have increased 95 percent since 1980! One in thirteen school-age children has asthma, and the greatest rise in the incidence of allergies and/or asthma is occurring among preschool-age children. Now two renowned physicians on the front lines of pediatric allergy and immunology explain why these chronic diseases have become so prevalent and offer sound strategies to help children (and their worried parents!) breathe easier.

• Learn why children with allergies are often misdiagnosed.

• Understand the difference between the major drug groups-both prescription and over-the-counter-their advantages, disadvantages, and effectiveness.

• Discover alternative and holistic remedies that can help your child.

• Recognize symptoms of allergies at all stages of childhood-from newborns to teens.

• Allergy-proof your home, your pets, and your car.

• Learn the myths and realities of steroids.

• Decode food labels and learn what "secret" ingredients can be deadly for children with food allergies.

About the Author

Paul Ehrlich, M.D.

Paul Ehrlich, M.D. is a graduate of the Columbia University and New York University School of Medicine where he earned his B.A. and M.D. respectively. Dr. Ehrlich trained at Bellevue Hospital in Pediatrics and Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Allergy and Immunology.

Dr. Ehrlich is a diplomat of the American Boards of Pediatrics and Allergy and Immunology.

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Larry Chiaramonte, M.D.

Dr. Chiaramonte received his B.S and M.D. degrees fro Yale University. At Bay View Medical Center in Baltimore he became the first family practice resident in the country. He was trained in pediatrics at Albert Einstein Medical School in New York City an din allergy and immunology at John Hopkins University. He is a board certified in both fields.

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