Asthma in Children

Children

1.	Dusty the Asthma Goldfish and His Asthma Triggers Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Environments Division http://www.epa.gov/iaq/asthma/pdfs/dustythegoldfish_en.pdf




2.	Asthma Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/allergy/asthma.html

Clinical Trials

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

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	Recognizing an Asthma Attack American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZE2O8XA7C&sub_...




2.	Recognizing Childhood Asthma Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00943

Dictionaries/Glossaries

1.	Asthma Definitions Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AS00004




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

Directories

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




2.	Directory of Asthma Camps Consortium on Children's Asthma Camps http://www.alamn.org/asthmacamps/findacamp/USMap.asp




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

Disease Management

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




2.	Helping Your Child Manage Asthma: Create an Asthma Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00273




3.	Managing Asthma in the School Environment Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Environments Division http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/asthma/index.html




4.	Help Your Child Gain Control Over Asthma Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Environments Division http://www.epa.gov/asthma/pdfs/ll_asthma_brochure.pdf

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

Organizations

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




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




3.	American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/




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




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




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




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




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

Overviews

1.	Childhood Asthma Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America http://www.aafa.org/display.cfm?id=8&sub=16&cont=44




2.	Childhood Asthma American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/patients/resources/easy_reader/childhood_asthma.pdf




3.	Childhood Asthma Overview American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22782

Prevention/Screening

1.	Prevention of Allergies and Asthma in Children American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/preventioninchildren.stm




2.	Clear Your Home of Asthma Triggers Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation http://www.epa.gov/iaq/asthma/pdfs/asthma_eng.trifold.pdf

Related Issues

1.	Dispelling the Myths of Exercise-Induced Asthma American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/patients/just4kids/exercise_induced/default.stm




2.	Talking to Your Child about Their Asthma American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/patients/allergic_conditions/pediatric_asthma/talking_...




3.	How Asthma-Friendly Is Your School? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/asthma/friendly.htm




4.	Asthma and Your Child American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/219.xml




5.	How Asthma-Friendly Is Your Child-Care Setting? Ch National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/asthma/chc_chk.htm

Research

1.	Mold in Homes Doubles Risk of Asthma National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/press/030105c.html




2.	Early Fevers Associated with Lower Allergy Risk La National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/feb2004/niaid-09.htm




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




4.	Asthma Relapse in Children Common, Possible Risk F American College of Chest Physicians http://www.chestnet.org/about/press/releases/030705_1.php




5.	Children, Asthma, and Air Pollutants Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/asthma_pollutants.html




6.	Cockroach Allergens Have Greatest Impact on Childh National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/mar2005/niehs-08.htm




7.	Customized Program Reduces Asthma-Related Illness National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Environmental Health Sc http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/sep2004/niaid-08.htm

Statistics

1.	Asthma Control in U.S. Children Falls Short of Nat Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/research/asthma_control.html




2.	Asthma in Children Remains Significantly Out of Co American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=261875




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




4.	Nine Million U.S. Children Diagnosed with Asthma Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/r040331.htm

Teenagers

1.	How Can I Deal with My Asthma? Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/question/illness_infection/asthma_mgmt.html




2.	Asthma Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/respiratory/asthma.html




3.	Asthma & Physical Activity in the School National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/asthma/phy_astr.htm




4.	Teenagers and Asthma Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/lungs/teen_asthma.html

Treatment

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




2.	Asthma Medications for Kids American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22883




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