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The following organizations are good resources for information on lung disease:

Lung disease

Lung disease is any problem in the lungs that prevents the lungs from working properly. There are three main types of lung disease:Airway diseases -...

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• 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
• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America -- www.aafa.org
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- www.cdc.gov/asthma/
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute -- www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/asthma
• US National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus -- medlineplus.gov/asthma.html

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/copd
• US National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus -- medlineplus.gov/copd.html

Cystic fibrosis:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- www.cdc.gov/cystic-fibrosis/about/
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation -- www.cff.org
• Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center -- rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6233/cystic-fibrosis
• March of Dimes -- www.marchofdimes.org/find-support/topics/planning-baby/cystic-fibrosis-and-your-baby
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute -- www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/cystic-fibrosis
• US National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus -- medlineplus.gov/cysticfibrosis.html

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  The following organizations are good resources for information on lung disease:

  Lung disease

  Lung disease is any problem in the lungs that prevents the lungs from working properly. There are three main types of lung disease:Airway diseases -...

  

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  Read Article Now	Book Mark Article

  • 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
  • Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America -- www.aafa.org
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- www.cdc.gov/asthma/
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute -- www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/asthma
  • US National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus -- medlineplus.gov/asthma.html

  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/copd
  • US National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus -- medlineplus.gov/copd.html

  Cystic fibrosis:

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- www.cdc.gov/cystic-fibrosis/about/
  • Cystic Fibrosis Foundation -- www.cff.org
  • Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center -- rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6233/cystic-fibrosis
  • March of Dimes -- www.marchofdimes.org/find-support/topics/planning-baby/cystic-fibrosis-and-your-baby
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute -- www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/cystic-fibrosis
  • US National Library of Medicine, MedlinePlus -- medlineplus.gov/cysticfibrosis.html

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