Lung disease - resources
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The following organizations are good resources for information on lung disease:
- American Lung Association -- www.lung.org
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute -- www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Resources for specific lung diseases:
Asthma:
- American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology -- www.aaaai.org/conditions-and-treatments/asthma
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- www.cdc.gov/asthma
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute -- www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/asthma
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease):
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- www.cdc.gov/copd/index.html
- COPD Foundation -- www.copdfoundation.org
- Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease -- goldcopd.org/
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute -- www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/education-and-awareness/copd-learn-more-breathe-better
Cystic fibrosis:
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation -- www.cff.org
- March of Dimes -- www.marchofdimes.org/complications/cystic-fibrosis-and-your-baby.aspx
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute -- www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/cystic-fibrosis
- US National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus -- medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/cystic-fibrosis/
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