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Home / Health / Child Health / Conditions and Diseases / Respiratory
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- Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine - Articles about children and smoking.
archpedi.ama-assn.org
- Ask the Doctor: The Respiratory Disorders Forum - Interactive medical question and answer format covering most common respiratory / breathing conditions. Patient question is replied to by online doctors from National Jewish Medical Center.
www.medhelp.org/forums/RespiratoryDisorders
- Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America - Dedicated to controlling and curing asthma and allergy symptoms; southern California chapter.
www.aafasocal.com
- Asthma Health Factsheet - Concise factsheet on causes, sypmtoms and types of treatment of asthma.
hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/Mosby_factsheets/asthma.html
- Asthma in Children - Terse discussion aimed at doctors, but useful for parents, covering causes, management, prevention, and treatment of childhood asthma.
www.pediatriconcall.com/fordoctor/DiseasesandCondition/asthma.asp
- Asthma Management: Guidelines for the Primary Care Physician - A guide to the diagnosis and management of asthma in children, stressing the dual therapeutic strategies of intervention to halt acute symptoms and maintenance to prevent recurrence. The efficacy and appropriate use of therapeutic agents is described. Includes tables, photographs and references.
www.vh.org/Providers/ClinGuide/Asthma/Asthma.html
- Bronchiolitis and Your Child -
www.familydoctor.org/handouts/020.html
- DeVos Childrens Hospital Asthma Camp - Information on childhood asthma and DeVos Childrens Hospital Asthma Camp at Camp Tall Turf in Michigan.
www.asthmacampdvch.com/letslinkupframe.htm
- eMedicine - Asthma in Infants and Children - A pediatrician reports on causes, symptoms, and treatments for childhood asthma. Includes a section on exercise induced asthma and a review of medications for an acute asthma attack.
www.emedicine.com/ped/topic152.htm
- Information from Your Family Doctor - A discussion about asthma and your child, how to help avoid attacks and staying away from triggers, how to tell if the attack is serious and how to use a peak flow meter.
www.familydoctor.org/handouts/219.html
- NewsRx Report Series on Respiratory Medicine Research - Series of monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports.
www.newsrx.net/partialreports/newsrx_current_quarterly_report_on_respiratory_medicine.htm
- PBSkids - All About Asthma - Resources to help children learn what asthma is, what can trigger asthma attacks, and how to stay active and healthy.
pbskids.org/arthur/grownups/health_tips/asthma.html
- Relieve Childhood Asthma with the Bowen Technique - The Bowen Technique is a gentle, light-touch therapy that relieves symptoms of asthma.
www.relieve-childhood-asthma.com
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome of the Newborn - Provides description of the disorder, treatment, and outcomes. Written by health professionals for parents.
www2.medsch.wisc.edu/childrenshosp/sicknewborn/t-RDS.html
- Smoking Mom; A Possible Cause of Asthma in Children - Recent research indicates secondhand smoke not only worsens asthma symptoms, it causes asthma by constricting airway muscles and increasing mucous production.
www.allergyasthma.com/archives/asthma21.html
- Starbright's Asthma - You can order a game to help kids ages 7 to 15 learn how to manage their asthma.
www.starbright.org/projects/asthma
- The RSV Prevention Information Center - Information about RSV disease for parents of premature infants.
www.rsvprotection.com
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