Asthma

Alternative Therapy

1.	Biofeedback: Using the Power of Your Mind to Impro Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SA00083




2.	Alternative Therapy for Asthma Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2500/2503.asp?index=...

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Asthma National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D001249&recruiting...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	Symptoms of Asthma Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2200/2220.asp?index=...




2.	Diagnosing Asthma: What to Expect Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AS00003




3.	Spirometry National Lung Health Education Program http://www.nlhep.org/spirom1.html

Dictionaries/Glossaries

1.	Asthma Glossary American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZSLQTU18C&sub_...

Directories

1.	Find an Allergist: Search American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/physref/




2.	Asthma Hotline Environmental Protection Agency http://www.noattacks.org/asthmahotline.html

Disease Management

1.	Asthma Action Plan American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/696.xml




2.	Asthma Flare-Ups American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/681.xml




3.	Asthma: Questions to Ask When It Doesn't Get American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/682.xml




4.	Daily Asthma Diary Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/0300/0315.asp?index=...




5.	Freshman 15: Top Tips for Allergy and Asthma Contr American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/patients/topicofthemonth/0704/




6.	How to Help Your Allergies and Asthma American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/patients/resources/easy_reader/help.pdf




7.	Work Smart, Not Hard to Avoid Allergens in Your Ho American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22906




8.	Trigger Avoidance in the Management of Asthma UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=al_asthm/6024

Genetics

1.	Genes and Disease: Asthma National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd...

National Institutes of Health

1.	Breath of Life National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/breath/breathhome.html




2.	What Is Asthma? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Asthma/Asthma_WhatIs.html




3.	Asthma Basics National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www2.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/focuson/asthma01/basics.htm

Newsletters/Print Publications

1.	Reading List and Resources for Asthma National Jewish Medical and Research Center http://www.nationaljewish.org/medfacts/reading_asthma.html

Nutrition

1.	Nutrition and Asthma National Jewish Medical and Research Center http://asthma.nationaljewish.org/living/lifestyles/nutrition.php

Organizations

1.	National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disea http://www.niaid.nih.gov/




2.	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/




3.	Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Environmen http://www.epa.gov/iaq/




4.	Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America http://www.aafa.org/




5.	American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/




6.	American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunolog http://www.aaaai.org/




7.	Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthma http://www.aanma.org/

Overviews

1.	Basic Facts about Asthma Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/faqs.htm




2.	About Asthma Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Environments Division http://www.epa.gov/iaq/asthma/about.html

Prevention/Screening

1.	Asthma and Allergy Prevention National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences http://www.niehs.nih.gov/airborne/prevent/intro.html

Related Issues

1.	Traveling with Allergies and Asthma American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/travelingwithallergies.stm




2.	Stress and Asthma Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2500/2508.asp?index=...




3.	Smoking and Asthma Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/0300/0347.asp?index=...




4.	Passive Smoke National Jewish Medical and Research Center http://www.nationaljewish.org/medfacts/passive.html




5.	New Treatment Guidelines for Pregnant Women with A National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2005/nhlbi-11.htm




6.	Metered-Dose Inhaler: How to Use It Correctly American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/040.xml




7.	JAMA Patient Page: Assisted Breathing American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZQIIHFFGC&sub_...




8.	Humidity: Does It Make Asthma Worse? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00212




9.	What Is a Peak Flow Meter? American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/whatispeakflowmeter.stm




10.	Asthma and Bone Health Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases-National Resource Center http://www.osteo.org/newfile.asp?doc=r610i&doctitle=Asthma+and+Bone+Health&...




11.	Asthma: Taking Medicines Safely American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/171.xml




12.	Exercise-Induced Bronchospasm: What You Should Kno American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/741.xml




13.	Exercising with Asthma: When Working Out Makes You Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00275




14.	Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) and Asthma Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3000/3041.asp?index=...




15.	Home Humidifiers: Soothe Your Nose, Throat and Ski Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00076

Research

1.	New Guidelines Conclude All Aerosol Therapy Device American College of Chest Physicians http://www.chestnet.org/about/press/releases/011005.php




2.	Genetics Play Role in Response to Most Common Asth National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/oct2004/nhlbi-22.htm




3.	Current NIAID Research Highlights National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www2.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/focuson/asthma01/research.htm

Seniors

1.	Be Prepared for an Asthma Emergency American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/patients/seniorsandasthma/asthma_emergency.stm




2.	When Asthma and COPD Coexist American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/patients/seniorsandasthma/when_asthma_copd_coexist.stm...




3.	Age Healthier, Breathe Easier: Solutions You Can U Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/aging/solutions/index.html




4.	Asthma and Older People American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22598




5.	Asthma Triggers in Seniors American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/patients/seniorsandasthma/asthma_triggers_in_seniors.s...




6.	Nutrition: An Important Aspect in Senior Asthma Ca American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/patients/seniorsandasthma/nutrition.stm




7.	Distinguishing Asthma from a Heart Condition American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/patients/seniorsandasthma/distinguishing_asthma_hearta...

Specific Conditions

1.	Nocturnal Asthma National Jewish Medical and Research Center http://asthma.nationaljewish.org/about/types/nocturnal.php




2.	Cardiac Asthma Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00121




3.	Exercise-Induced Asthma (EIA) American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/patients/allergic_conditions/exercise_induced_asthma.s...




4.	Steroid Resistant Asthma: Definition and Mechanism National Jewish Medical and Research Center http://asthma.nationaljewish.org/about/types/steroidresistaria.php




5.	Occupational Asthma: Wheezing at Work Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01140

Statistics

1.	FASTATS: Asthma National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/asthma.htm




2.	Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Use and Mortality, National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hestats/asthma/asthma.htm

Treatment

1.	Asthma and Allergy Medications American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/asthmaallergymedications.stm...




2.	Asthma Inhalers: How They Work Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01081




3.	Treating the Inflammation of Asthma Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3500/3578.asp?index=...




4.	Treating Asthma with Bronchodilators Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/3500/3528.asp?index=...




5.	Nebulizers vs. Inhalers Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00768




6.	Medications and Immunotherapy for Asthma Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AP00008




7.	Asthma: Controller and Quick-Relief Medicine American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/665.xml




8.	Asthma Severity: How Does It Affect Treatment? Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AS00011

Women

1.	Pregnancy and Asthma UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=pregnan/2993




2.	Asthma and Pregnancy American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/asthmaandpregnancy.stm




3.	Asthma National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/pub/steps/Asthma.htm