Asthma
Resources
These asthma resources have been carefully selected to assist parents
of babies and children who are adopted, have special needs or were born
premature, to find the information and support they need to care for their
children.
Books
Asthma
and Allergy Book Reviews
Mailing Lists
Asthma and Allergy Mailing Lists
Asthma Links
Comeunity: Asthma and Allergy Resources
Http://www.comeunity.com/disability/asthma/
Asthma, allergy, and dermatits resources for parents of children who are
adopted, have special needs or were born premature.
Comeunity: Addresses of Allergy and Asthma Organizations
http://www.comeunity.com/disabilty/asthma/resources-by-mail.html
Addresses and phone numbers of allergy and asthma organizations.
Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics, Inc
http://www.aanma.org
The best support for parents of children with asthma and allergies. Their
website has several factsheets and a tips page but it is their off line
resources that are most remarkable. In addition to a wide range of factsheets,
books and movies about asthma and allergies, they produce two exceptional
publications: Mothers of Asthmatics newsletter and Allergy and
Asthma Health magazine.
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
http://www.aafa.org
Excellent educational site with articles inexpensive brochures on asthma
and allergies. Support for parents with local chapters around the U.S.
Pedipress Asthma Publications
http://www.pedipress.com/
Dr. Plautt's is a specialist in pediatric asthma. His website includes
numerous excerpts from his well known books on the management of asthma
in children. He also provides sample charts and in-depth instructions
for daily management of asthma.
National Jewish Medical and Research Center
http://www.njc.org
One of the best online resources for information on asthma management
and allergies.
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
http://www.aaaai.org
Children's book, an online physician database, and simple factsheets
on allergies and asthma.
Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Online
http://allergy.mcg.edu/home.html
A number of factsheets are online at this site maintained by allergists
and the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, including
House Dust Allergies,
Asthma, Theophylline,
and Chickenpox and
Corticosteroids: Is My Child At Risk? The in-depth Asthma
Disease Management Resource Manual is provided in PDF format.
American Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org/asthma/
Factsheets on asthma
and other lung diseases and issues.
National Asthma Education Programme, South Africa
http://www.asthma.co.za/default.htm
This education site provides a number of short articles on asthma and
allergies, including Risk
Factors for Childhood Asthma, Allergy
and Asthma and Food
Allergy, Preservatives and Asthma.
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm
Use their search or go directly to Asthma
factsheets and advice.
Bronchopulmonary Displasia
http://www.cheo.on.ca/bpd/BPDindx.html
Exemplary tutorial on BPD by Dr. Tom Kovesi, Children's Hospital of
Eastern Ontario
Children's Medical Center of the University of Virginia
http://hsc.virginia.edu/cmc/tutorials/asthma/
Excellent online tutorial for children about asthma. |
