These links and resources are provided for information purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of either the organizations or the content on an organization's web pages.
GENERAL INFORMATION
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Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA)
www.aanma.org/headquarters
A national network of families whose desire is to overcome, not cope with, allergies and asthma.
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Allergy Support
www.allergysupport.org/
Provides education and advocacy solutions for people with allergies and asthma.
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American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
www.aaaai.org
Advances the knowledge and practice of allergy, asthma and immunology for optimal patient care.
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American Lung Association
www.lungusa.org
Prevents lung disease and promotes lung health through education, advocacy and research.
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Asthma Action America
www.asthmaactionamerica.org
An asthma education camp to increase awareness of asthma and effective asthma management.
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Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA)
www.aafa.org
Provides asthma and allergy education programs and tools for patients, caregiver and health professionals.
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CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/asthma
Promotes health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.
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Childhood Asthma Research and Education (CARE) Network
www.asthma-carenet.org/
Research network of five clinical centers and one data coordinating center.
- Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE) www.healthandenvironment.org/asthma_s
Works to advance knowledge and effective action to address growing concerns about the links between human health and environmental factors .
- Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE) Working Group on Asthma and the Environment www.healthandenvironment.org/working_groups/asthma
Explores the connection between environmental contaminants and asthma, and the needs and opportunities for reducing environmental exposures.
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Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Asthma Program
www.epa.gov/asthma/index.html
Provides an education and outreach program to share information about environmental factors - found indoors and outdoors - that trigger asthma.
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Healthline
www.healthline.com/channel/asthma.html
Provides information on health topics, disease management and treatment, drugs and symptoms.
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KidsHealth
www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/allergy/asthma.html
Provides doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence.
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Med Help Asthma
www.medhelp.org/HealthTopics/Asthma.html
Patients ask specific questions of leading physicians and scientists and receive answers regarding their diagnoses in lay terminology.
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Medline Plus
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asthma.html
Provides health information from the world's largest medical library, the National Library of Medicine.
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MedStory
www.medstory.com
Enable users to search complex fields on the Web intelligently.
- National, Lung and Blood Institute
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Provides information on asthma and its triggers.
- National Jewish Medical Center www.njc.org
Provides information about asthma, its treatment and management
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No Attacks
www.noattacks.org
Provides information on asthma and its triggers.
- UCSF Airway Clinical Research Center acrc.ucsf.edu
Provides opportunities for community members to participate in clinical research in an effort to improve the management and treatment of asthma.
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WebMD
www.webmd.com/asthma/default.htm
Provides health information, tools for managing health, and support for those who seek information.
PERSONAL SUPPORT
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MSN Support Group for Asthma
http://groups.msn.com/Asthmasupportgroups/messages.msnw
Online community for asthma sufferers.
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My Asthma
www.myasthma.com/
Online community dedicated to assisting people in managing their asthma and allergies.
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TalkAsthma
www.talkasthma.com/
Provides information and support for individuals living with asthma and their families.
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WebMD (online support group)
boards.webmd.com/topic.asp?topic_id=1
Support group for asthma hosted on the WebMD site.
RESEARCH
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National Institute of Environmental Health Studies
www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/conditions/asthma/
Reduces the burden of human illness and disability by studying how the environment influences the development and progression of human disease.
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
www.plos.org/index.php
Provides open access to scientific and medical research journals.
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Research Matters (Harvard)
http://www.researchmatters.harvard.edu/topic.php?topic_id=287
Public entry to the latest news about medical treatments, societal research, basic science, technological advances, and earth and space exploration.
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Science Daily
www.sciencedaily.com/news/health_medicine/asthma/
Online magazines and Web portals devoted to science, technology, and medicine.
