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| Web Pages |
| 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. |
| Bronchiolitis and Your Child |
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| Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine |
| Articles about children and smoking. |
| The RSV Prevention Information Center |
| Information about RSV disease for parents of premature infants. |
| Asthma Health Factsheet |
| Concise factsheet on causes, sypmtoms and types of treatment of asthma. |
| 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. |
| Respiratory Distress Syndrome of the Newborn |
| Provides description of the disorder, treatment, and outcomes. Written by health professionals for parents. |
| NewsRx Report Series on Respiratory Medicine Research |
| Series of monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports. |
| Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America |
| Dedicated to controlling and curing asthma and allergy symptoms; southern California chapter. |
| Starbright's Asthma |
| You can order a game to help kids ages 7 to 15 learn how to manage their asthma. |
| Bronchiolitis |
| Learn about bronchiolitis and how it differs from pneumonia. The article also covers diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. |
| Biennal International Congress on Lung Diseases in Children |
| Gives the program for this meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, posts a call for abstracts, and explains how to register. |
| Parents of Infants with Apnoea |
| Support forum. |