Asthma

Latest News
• Cats Could Help Kids Avoid Asthma (03/09/2001, United Press International)
• Don't Get Rid of That Cat Yet, Say Asthma Researchers (03/08/2001, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
• Avoiding Pets Could Help Yield Big Drop in Asthma (03/05/2001, Associated Press)
• Asthmatics Prone to Heart Disease (03/03/2001, Associated Press)
• CDC Study Links Improved Air Quality with Decreased Emergency Visits for Asthma (02/21/2001, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

From the National Institutes of Health
• Controlling Your Asthma (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - links to PDF file

General/Overviews

• Asthma (Foundation for Better Health Care)
• Asthma and its Environmental Triggers: Scientists Take a Practical New Look at a Familiar Illness (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
• Breath of Life (National Library of Medicine)

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Asthma (National Institutes of Health)
• Clinical Trials: Asthma (CenterWatch, Inc.) - industry-sponsored clinical trials

Diagnosis/Symptoms

• Bronchoscopy (American College of Chest Physicians)
• Spirometry (National Lung Health Education Program)

Disease Management

• Asthma Triggers (Environmental Protection Agency)
• Asthma: 8 Questions to Ask When It Doesn't Get Better (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Asthma: Taking Medicines Safely (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Managing Your Asthma (American Medical Association)

Prevention/Screening

• Asthma and Allergy Prevention (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)

Research

• Asthma Genetics: The Human Genome Project (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
• CDC Study Links Improved Air Quality with Decreased Emergency Visits for Asthma (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Don't Get Rid of That Cat Yet, Say Asthma Researchers (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
• Primary Prevention of Asthma: The EIPPAC Study (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
• Risk Assessment: The National Allergen Survey (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
• Secondary Prevention of Asthma: The Inner-City Asthma Study (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)

Specific Conditions/Aspects

• Asthma and Bone Health (Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center)
• Your Guide to Exercising with Asthma (McGraw-Hill Companies)

Treatment

• Asthma Medications (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Metered-Dose Inhaler Information - Frequently Asked Questions (Food and Drug Administration)
• Metered-Dose Inhalers: Proper Technique is Key (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Dictionaries/Glossaries

• Allergy-Immunology Glossary (American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology)

Directories

• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Physician Referral

Lists of Print Publications

• AAAAI Public Education Materials: Tips to Remember (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)

Organizations

• Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Online (American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology)
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American College of Chest Physicians
• American Lung Association
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• National Lung Health Education Program

Statistics

• Asthma (Graphs) (American Lung Association) - links to PDF file
• Asthma and Allergy Statistics (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
• FASTATS: Asthma (National Center for Health Statistics)
• Trends in Asthma Morbidity and Mortality (American Lung Association) - links to PDF file

Children

• Asthma & Physical Activity in School (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - links to PDF file
• Asthma Basics (Nemours Foundation)
• How Asthma-Friendly Is Your Child-Care Setting? Checklist (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• How Asthma-Friendly Is Your School? (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Managing Asthma (Nemours Foundation)

Seniors

• Facing Asthma During the Golden Years (American Lung Association)
• Living With Asthma: Special Concerns for Older Adults (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Teenagers

• Asthma & Physical Activity in School (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - links to PDF file
• How Asthma-Friendly Is Your School? (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Teenagers and Asthma (Nemours Foundation)
• What You Need to Know About Asthma (Nemours Foundation)

Women

• Asthma (National Women's Health Information Center)

Español/Spanish

• Asma Inducida por el Ejercicio (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
• Asma Infantil (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
• Asma Ocupacional (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
• Asma y Embarazo (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
• Asma: Como Controlar esta Enfermedad (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - links to PDF file
• Asma: Qué Hacer (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Control de las Alergias y el Asma en el Hogar (American Lung Association)
• Informacion acerca del Asma (American Lung Association)
• Medicamentos para el Asma y las Alergias (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
• Prevención de Alergias y Asma en los Niños (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)
• Uso de Medicamentos Inhalados para el Asma (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology)