Related Resources/Web Links
These links are provided as additional resources for those who are interested in reviewing other information or learning more about lung health, disease and sleep disorders. No endorsement by the University of Minnesota Center for Lung Science and Health is intended or implied and the Center is not responsible for the availability or accuracy of the content of these external sites being offered for your convenience. For more information about adding your organization's link to this page, please email lunginfo@umn.edu. Resource Link Categories (in alphabetical order) by: - Specific Disease/Program
- General Lung - Multiple Areas
- Healthy Living and Complementary Care
- General Medical - Including Lung
- Health Statistics
- Related Professional Societies - Doctors, Allied Professionals, Researchers National Health Statistics
Specific Disease/ProgramAcute Respiratory Failure/Critical Care Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency - Alpha-1 Association Helps to identify those affected by alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and provides support, education and advocacy. Alpha-1 Advocacy Alliance
- Alpha-1 Foundation Provides resources, education al brochures and information on testing and diagnosis and funds Alpha-1 research
- Alpha-Net Assists patients and families with support aned education to manage their health and sponsors clinical trials for Alpha-1 therapies. Provides "The Big Fat Reference Guide to Alpha-1"
- Alpha-1 Kids Provides support and information for parents and their children with Alpha-1
- National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
Asthma and Allergy COPD/Chronic Bronchitis/Emphysema/Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
Cystic Fibrosis
Lung Cancer Lung Transplant
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (PAP) PAP Foundation Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary Hypertension
Sarcoidosis Scleroderma Sleep Medicine Tobacco and Smoking Cessation
- SpaBeauty Smoker’s Guide To Quitting
- U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Educational material for both healthcare professionals and consumers
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Provides information on smoking-related topics such as clinical trials, treatment, coping skills, research, law, policy and statistics
- Medline Plus: Smoking Cessation Medline Plus is a service of the U.S. National Library and the National Institutes of Health. Provides links covering a number of related topics including overviews, treatment, coping, health check tools, coverage for tobacco use cessation treatments and much more
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Tobacco Provides information about tobacco use in the U.S. and information about its effect
- American Lung Association of Minnesota Tobacco Facts
- ClearWay Minnesota
- Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
- Quitnet Education material and online peer support for consumers
- American Cancer Society: Tobacco and Cancer
- WebMD: Smoking Cessation Center
- Anti-smoking.org Provides inspiration and tips for staying smoke free
- Smoking Cessation Education material for consumers
- Top 50 Resources for Tobacco and Alcohol Addiction
- Health Insurance Quotes on Nicotine Addiction
Wegener's Granulomatosis
General Lung Disease - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) A branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) which provides major funding for related research. The NHLBI Information Center has a telephone information service at 301-251-1222 to answer a variety of health-related questions including high blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking,asthma, heart disease, obesity, sleep apnea and insomnia.
- Fairview Healh Library: Lung Problems and Procedures Contains information regarding various lung problems and diseases, tests and therapies, including using oxygen at home.
- National Jewish Medical and Research Center Provides lung-related information on pulmonary, allergic and immune disorders
- NHLBI Lab e-Notes A newsletter which highlights research supported by the NHLBI and the latest advances in heart, lung, blood and sleep research
- The Pulmonary Paper Provides information for those who live with COPD, asthma, pulmonary fibrosis and other chronic lung diseases
Health Living and Complementary Care
General Medical
- AdvanceWEB Online Website by Advance Newsmagazines that provides information on research, technology and trends in a variety of allied professional fields, including respiratory care
- American Medical Association (AMA) Doctor Finder Provides online physician locator with basic professional information on every licensed physician in the U.S. (i.e. about 700,000).
- ClinicalTrials.gov Developed by the National Library of Medicine to provides regularly updated information about federally and privately supported clinical research conducted with human volunteers. Gives information such as clinical trial purpose, location(s), investigator(s), study participant criteria, and contact information.
- Mayo Health
- MD Consult
- MedlinePlus Health information from the National Library of Medicine
- MedlinePlus: Drugs and Supplements Information on prescription and over-the-counter drugs provided by the U.S. Pharmocopeia
- Medscape From WebMD: Provides news, journal articles, and CMEs for MDs
- Medscape Multi-drug Interaction Checker
- NHLBI Lab e-Notes A newsletter which highlights research supported by the NHLBI and the latest advances in heart, lung, blood and sleep research
- National Association for Medical Direction for Respiratory Care (NAMDRC) National organization of physicians that educates its members and addresses regulatory, legislative, and payment issues related to the delivery of respiratory care
- National Guideline Clearinghouse Provides information on medical guidelines in database searchable by disease or condition, treatment, organization and other search options.
- PubMed Online searchable database service provided by the U.S. National Library of Medicine that provides citations and abstract information for peer-reviewed publications
Health Statistics - NHLBI Morbidity and Mortality Chart Book Provides compilation of data on a biennial basis on the size and trends of morbidity and mortality from the cardiovascular, lung and blood diseases. Most of the prevalence, hospitalizations, and mortality statistics data is at the national level but some state data is also provided.
- CDC National Center for Health Statistics Nation's principal health statistics agency. Contains stats on a variety of topics, publications and reports, FASTSTATS A to Z, and a death certificate locator and other health-related information
Professional Societies
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