Respiratory Diseases Links

1. Factual links

   Some of the websites providing factual information on Respiratory Diseases :

   • 1.1 Resources for media, patients and health professionals
   • 1.2 Q&As on respiratory diseases
   • 1.3 News sites

See also our page containing sites linking to this Digest

1. Factual links

1.1 Resources for media, patients and health professionals

• The World Health Organization dedicates a section of its website to chronic respiratory diseases:
  www.who.int/respiratory/en/ 
• The Allergy Report of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology) provides information on the management of allergic disorders at
   www.aaaai.org/patients/advocate/2008/summer/summeradvocate2008.pdf
• The European Respiratory Society (ERS) proposes a chapter on asthma of the European Lung White Book, a survey of respiratory health in Europe, at: http://dev.ersnet.org/268-white-book.htm 
• Health On the Net Foundation proposes an Allergy Glossary at:
  www.hon.ch/Library/Theme/Allergy/Glossary/allergy.html 
• The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology) provides articles, quizzes and a glossary on asthma and allergies at: www.acaai.org/public/ 
• The Allergic Diseases Resource Center of the World Allergy Organization (WAO) provides information on allergic diseases and news of developments in allergy management and treatment, written by the allergy experts at:
  www.worldallergy.org/allergicdiseasecenter.shtml 
• The American Lung Association provides information on allergy and asthma at: www.lungusa.org 
• The European Environment Agency (EEA) and the WHO Regional Office for Europe propose a joint publication entitled "Children’s health and environment:A review of evidence" with a section "Asthma, allergies and respiratory health" (p.44-65) www.euro.who.int/InformationSources/Publications/Catalogue/20020425_0 

1.2 Q&As on respiratory diseases

• The University of Maryland Medecine provides Q&As on asthma and allergies at: www.umm.edu/pediatric-info/asthma.htm , and www.umm.edu/pediatric-info/allergy.htm 

1.3 News sites

• The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology) proposes "Health eHeadlines" on asthma and allergies at:
  www.aaaai.org/news/SITEWare/output/html