Health and Medical Guide to Digestive System Asthma Health information topics about 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   Respiratory / Asthma News From Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. 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GP Journal Provides New Insight Into Chronic Respiratory Disease 5 Mar 2010 at 3:00am The March 2010 edition of Australian Family Physician, the flagship journal of The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), features a range of articles and research focusing on key issues in general practice today... News From The March Issue Of Chest 5 Mar 2010 at 3:00am PREGNANT SMOKERS WITH ASTHMA HAVE INCREASED HEALTH RISKS Pregnant women with asthma who smoke have an increased risk for asthma symptoms and fetal growth abnormalities. Researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina observed 2,210 pregnant women with asthma to determine the effect of active and passive household smoking on asthma severity and obstetric/neonatal outcomes... What Is Nicotine Dependence? What Are The Dangers Of Smoking? 5 Mar 2010 at 2:00am Tobacco smoking is a practice in which tobacco is burned and the smoke inhaled or tasted. Smoking is primarily practiced as a route of administration for nicotine through the lungs; it is a way of getting nicotine into your system rapidly. The most popular current method of smoking is through cigarettes, mainly industrially manufactured ones... CT-Scan Screening For LAM In Women With Collapsed Lung Is Cost-Effective 5 Mar 2010 at 1:00am Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have found that using high-resolution CT-scans to screen for lymphangioleiomyomatosis, or LAM, is cost-effective in non-smoking women between 25 and 54 who come to the emergency room for the first time with a collapsed lung... Possible Vaccine For Mesothelioma Proven Safe 5 Mar 2010 at 12:00am Researchers have demonstrated the safety of a potential vaccine against mesothelioma, a rare cancer associated primarily with asbestos exposure. 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