General Links Page

These include

• Charitable groups,
• Government organisations (typically USA),
• Commercial enterprises,
• non-asthma support groups and general health information, including NHS.

Sites listed here are NOT endorsed by Sandwell Asthma Supporters, but are included as being of possible interest.

Commercial web sites can be very informative, but normally carry advertising for the products featured.

We invite anyone to contact us with links to suitable internet published material.

ORGANISATIONS.

• Association of Community Health Councils of England and Wales
• NHS National Plan (Department of Health website)

• National Asthma Campaign
• priory.com/chest

International.

• Global Initiative for Asthma
  • GINA links
  • National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute(USA)
  • UN World Health Organisation
  • Global Obstructive Lung Disease Initiative
    end of GINA links
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AMERICA.

• NHLBI Patient Guide; - 354k PDF file; 17 pages
• airwavesonline.com
• Mount Sinai.org/pulmonary/books/breathe
• www.lung.ca(Canada)
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NEWS REPORTS.

• sample BBC news page
• Asthma doubles in two decades

• BBC news reports; Health
  • sample Yahoo news page
  • Rate of Asthma Doubled in Past Two Decades
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GENERAL

Medical Advice

• Net Doctor , an independent medical website

  Allergies

• British Allergy Foundation
• The Inside Story On Food And Health , a UK magazine about food allergy and diet
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NON-ASTHMA HEALTH AND SUPPORT GROUPS

National Blood Service

For blood donor sessions and information www.bloodnet.nbs.nhs.uk

Autism

• National Autistic Society;    Autism internet conference
• Allergy Induced Autistism
• Paul Shattock, Autistism Research Unit
• Justice, Awareness and Basic Support
• information and seminars
• Autism Network International
• Autism resources;    ;    by autistic people

Hughes Syndrome

"Sticky Blood" Syndrome. Symptoms include Migraine, recurrent miscarriage, memory loss, stroke, and Deep Vein Thrombosis (can develope during long distance air travel).

The Hughes Syndrome Foundation

Smoking

Smoking is a major contributor to asthma and emphysema.
Links to helps give up smoking include (from The Times 2, Health, 2/1/2001) (The article includes the effect of smoking on blood sugar levels, and advice on diet to help counter nicotine addiction.)

• Marjorie Green (diet advice to reduce addiction)
• Ian Marber (diet advice to reduce addiction)
• Quitline
• Action on Smoking and Health
• St John's Wort Information Centre 01280 709 877 if you would like to participate in smoking cessation trials involving St John's wort (supplied) . Free counselling is included. ( Herbal supplement ; use with care since it can interact with prescribed medication ; reduces deppression caused by nicotine withdrawal.)
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COMMERCIAL

Commercial links section of this site.

Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd. publish an informative magazine called Airmail.

This includes the following links -
airwavesonline.com (Bl USA)
priory.com/chest.htm (UK)
papapoo.com (USA)
Mt Sinai (USA)
lung.ca (Canada)

Products

• Astex anti-house dust mite bed covers
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Please contact us to share your experience or any information which may help others.

e-mail to
enquiries@asthma-support.org.uk

January 2001

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