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 Canadian Lung Association [Recommended] Description: A patient's resource about living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Covers in detail, living with lung disease, learning about the lungs and improving air quality. A separate section about the organization. (lung.ca) |
| American Association for Respiratory Care: Patient Education Description: Information and tips for dealing with chronic lung problems. (aarc.org) |
| Breathe Easy Description: A guide to lung and respiratory disease for patients and their families, written by Lawrence Martin, M.D. Extensive data base concerning all aspects of this disease. (mtsinai.org) |
| Chest Medicine Online Description: Definition, causes, and treatments of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (priory.com) |
| Clinical Trials for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Description: Explains the importance of participating in COPD clinical trials and how even participants who take placebos contribute and benefit from volunteering. (copd-clinical-trials.com) |
| Confronting COPD in America Description: The largest and most comprehensive US survey to date of patient and provider knowledge, attitudes, and behavior related to COPD. Site provides results, conclusions, and background information. (copdinamerica.org) |
| COPD Description: Support groups, forums, medications, news, and research information about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (pattigibson.com) |
| COPD Center Description: Information about therapy for emphysema and lung volume reduction and pulmonary rehabilitation program. (chestsurg.org) |
| COPD Conferences Description: International Multidisciplinary Meeting on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Find the annual dates, locations, program, and register online. (copdconferences.org) |
| COPD International Description: Provides information and interactive support for COPD patients, caregivers, families and interested individuals, featuring chatrooms, message boards, e-mail lists, and a library. (COPD-International.com) |
| COPD LifeCenter Description: Offers patients up-to-date news and disease info, as well as an secure where to ask board-certified doctors their questions. (copdlifecenter.com) |
| COPD Takes its Toll Description: UK site about the incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. An extensive look at this disease. (dotpharmacy.co.uk) |
| COPD-Alert Description: Support and advocacy group for patients, caregivers, and medical professionals. Provides information about the disease and links to valuable resources. (COPD-ALERT.com) |
| COPD-Alert Description: A not for profit, support and activist organization for patients, caregivers, and medical professionals striving to bring more funding for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease research. (geocities.com) |
| Critical Care Associates of Syracuse PC Description: Conference: Northeast pulmonary teaching conference for the lung and respiratory specialist. Took place on 10 - 12 November 2000. (nepulmonaryconf.com) |
| Department of Veterans' Affairs Description: Information on chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema and death from chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema. (dva.gov.au) |
| EFFORTS Description: Information about the organization which promotes research on emphysema. Also data and support for COPD. (emphysema.net) |
| eMedicine Health - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Description: Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of COPD. (emedicinehealth.com) |
| Emphysema and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Description: Detailed definition of this disorder with a look at the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, prevention, complications and treatment. (lef.org) |
| General Practice Notebook - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Description: Clinically-oriented information on the different types. (gpnotebook.co.uk) |
| Geriatric Services of America Description: Information and support for lung disease sufferers. Find out how our Medicare-supported program of respiratory therapist-monitored prescriptions can keep you healthy and at home. (geriatricservices.com) |
| Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Description: A list of objectives, documents and resources and registration for the guideline launch. (goldcopd.com) |
| HealthAllies.Com Description: Created on the simple premise that Americans are paying far too much for medical care. (healthallies.com) |
| Interstitial Lung Diseases: Information Booklet for Patients Description: A booklet providing information on interstitial pulmonary fibrosis or lung scarring. (vh.org) |
| Living With COPD Description: This site is written by and for patients of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. (papapoo.com) |
| MedicineNet - COPD Description: Information about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from MedicineNet.com (aboutlungtherapies.com) |
| Oxygen Therapy Description: American Lung Association fact sheet. (lungusa.org) |
| PERF on Breathing Description: An article about the importance of proper breathing techniques for pulmonary rehabilitation. (perf2ndwind.org) |
| Pulmonary Center Description: Over 700 health topics for COPD and emphysema patients. (personalmd.com) |
| Pulmonary Education Resource Foundation Description: Informed COPD resource location including newsletters and a message board. (perf2ndwind.org) |
| Pulmonary Hypertension Association Description: Information for people with COPD and PH by way of message boards, articles, and other resources. (phassociation.org) |
| Pulmonology Channel Description: Information about diagnosis and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (pulmonologychannel.com) |
| Recent Developments in the Management of COPD Description: Complete review of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the most recent abstracts on relieving the severity of its symptoms. (primarycare.medscape.com) |
| RespHealthSite Description: Information for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Includes emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, and treatments. (resphealthsite.com) |
| The Cheshire Medical Center Description: Information and links related to chronic lung disease, aimed at the general public. (cheshire-med.com) |
| University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook Description: A detailed description of emphysema and chronic bronchitis. (indy.radiology.uiowa.edu) |
| WebMD, Inc. Description: Web links and support resources for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (my.webmd.com) |
| Your Nutritional Status Description: Information about how a person's nutritional status can influence the degree of severity of COPD. Some useful diet tips and recommendations. (cheshire-med.com) |
