European Public Health Information: DG Health and Consumer Protection site with information on asthma

Lung and Asthma Information Agency: a small academic unit within St George’s, University of London, providing epidemiological data on lung diseases and allergies.

ENHIS: the European Environment and Health Information System: prevalence of asthma and allergies in children

GA²LEN: Global Allergy and Asthma European Network is a consortium of leading European research centres specialized in allergic diseases, which include asthma. Funded by the European Union under the 6th framework programme

Medical News Today: describes: ORMDL3, A Promising Newly Discovered Gene, Could Help To Prevent And Diagnose Asthma, publication at: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v448/n7152/abs/nature06014.html

GABRIEL: FP6 project using the latest research across a variety of disciplines, including genetics, epidemiology and immunology, identifies key factors in the development of asthma.

American Physiological Society: Asthma study shows multiple genetic input required and demonstrates the complexity of the genetic predisposition to asthma.

MedInfo: Medical information for patients - Asthma

British National Asthma Campaign: What is asthma?

Science Daily: collected news stories on Asthma

GINA: Global Initiative for Asthma: works with health care professionals and public health officials around the world and offers a wide spectrum of information about asthma.

EFAnet: the European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients Associations

WAO: the World Allergy Organization is a global resource and advocate in the field of allergy, asthma and clinical immunology, advancing excellence in clinical care, education, research and training through a world-wide alliance of allergy and clinical immunology societies.

AstraZeneca: A general introduction to asthma, an interactive learning internet site.

MayoClinic.com: asthma medications: know your options

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology: represents asthma specialists, clinical immunologists, allied health professionals and others with a special interest in the research and treatment of allergic disease.

Asthma UK: works together with people with asthma, health professionals and researchers to develop and share expertise to help people increase their understanding and reduce the effect of asthma on their lives.

Bubbliboo: Asthma education game for young children

Canadian Network for Asthma Care: works to improve the quality of life for Canadians and their families living with respiratory disease by developing, promoting and advocating the highest standards of quality respiratory healthcare and innovative education.

European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: ssociation of clinicians, researchers and allied health professionals, dedicated to improving the health of people affected by allergic diseases.

National Asthma Council Australia: o bring together all forms of endeavour in the field of asthma and associated conditions in order to improve the quality of life and health outcomes of people with asthma and their carers.

International Primary Care Respiratory Group: achieving asthma control in practice: Understanding the reasons for poor control

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: brings timely clinical papers, instructive case reports, and detailed examinations of state-of-the-art equipment and techniques to clinical allergists, immunologists, dermatologists, internists, and other physicians concerned with clinical manifestations of allergies in their practice.

World Allergy Organization: provides advice and active support to member societies with the mission of building a global alliance of allergy societies which will advance excellence in clinical care, research, education and training in allergy.

EuroPrevall: EU-funded multidisciplinary integrated research project involving 17 European member-states, Switzerland, Iceland, and Ghana.

Health Effects of Indoor Pollutants: a collaborative EU FP7 research project.

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