Asthma and A Guide - Resources and Review

Founded in 1899, National Jewish is a non
profit institution dedicated to enhancing prevention, treatment and cures through research, and to developing and providing innovative clinical programs for treating patients regardless of age, religion, race or ability to pay. National Jewish is the only medical and research centre in the United States devoted entirely to respiratory, allergic and immune system diseases, including asthma, tuberculosis, emphysema, severe allergies, AIDS, cancer and autoimmune diseases, such as lupus.
 
Includes information on the General Practitioners in Asthma Group, departmental publications, links to British sources of asthma care information and research, and a selection of international asthma resources.
 
Extensive glossary of terms relating to allergies, covering symptoms, treatments, causes and diagnosis.
 
Collection of resources dealing with allergies, asthma and intolerance. Includes position statements, pollen counts from around the world, educational materials, journals, contact details for organisations, details of meetings, and a set of databases providing information about allergens, additives and preservatives.
 
Online version of the journal covering clinical and experimental investigations of the respiratory system. Features tables of contents of the latest issue, and full text versions of back issues from 1998 onwards.
 
Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to the respiratory system.
 
Monthly magazine covering lung disease and related health topics, targeted at pulmonary medicine physicians, patients with lung disease and their families.
 
Answers to frequently asked question about asthma, compiled for the alt.support.asthma newsgroup.
 
Tour of the National Library of Medicine's asthma exhibition. Examines the history of asthma, recounts the experiences of sufferers, and provides the latest research into the respiratory disorder. Includes images of famous patients, and provides historical and multicultural perspectives on asthma.
 
Detailed information about asthma including details of how it affects the young and old, medicines, triggers and attacks, peak flow meters, and home control of allergies and asthma.
 
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