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Sites with information and lists of respiratory disorders:
American Lung Association
The American Lung Association's goal is to prevent lung disease and promote lung health. You may want to look at the Disease Index, which has an A to Z listing of disease affecting the lungs.
AllRefer.com- Lung Disease
http://health.allrefer.com/health/lung-disease-info.html
George Washington University- Health Information
http://www.gwdocs.com/health/eHA-eHA_Content_C-Generic_Content_Page_Template_1131123746056.html
Healthline- Respiratory Disorders
http://www.healthline.com/channel/respiratory-disorders.html
Medic8- Lung Disorders
http://www.medic8.com/lung-disorders/
Medline Plus- Lung Diseases
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/lungdiseases.html#nlmnihresources
The Methodist Hospital System- Respiratory Disorders
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute- Lung Diseases
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Browse/Lung.html
National Institutes of Health- Lungs and Breathing
http://health.nih.gov/search.asp/15
Ohio State University Medical Center
http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/patientcare/healthcare_services/lung_diseases/about/
University of Virginia Health System- Respiratory Disorders
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/adult_respire/home.cfm
Other Medical Sites to Search:
Netwellness- Adam Health Encyclopedia
http://www.netwellness.org/ency/article/diseidxa.htm
Netwellness provides high quality information created and evaluated by medical and health professional faculty at the University of Cincinnati, Case Western Reserve University, and The Ohio State University. The Adam Health Encyclopedia provides an A-Z listing of diseases.
Consumer Health Complete
http://www.oplin.org/databases (An OPLIN Database)
Select Consumer Health Complete under Health and Medicine category
Disease and Condition Information- MayoClinic.com
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/DiseasesIndex/DiseasesIndex
An encyclopedia of diseases and conditions from the Mayo Clinic
WebMD
WebMD provides valuable health information, tools for managing your health, and support to those who seek information.
Diseases Database
http://www.diseasesdatabase.com/
The Diseases Database is a cross-referenced index of human disease, medications, symptoms, signs, abnormal investigation findings etc. This site provides a medical textbook-like index and search portal covering many areas.
National Center for Infectious Diseases- A-Z List
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/index.htm#a
An index of illnesses, conditions, concerns, and programs dealing with a wide variety of infectious diseases.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
An A-Z listing of diseases that provides links to information.
Healthfinder
Federal Web site for consumers, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services together with other Federal agencies which links to carefully selected information and Web sites from over 1,500 health-related organizations.
Family Doctor
All of the information on this site has been written and reviewed by physicians and patient education professionals at the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Teen Health
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/
Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, TeensHealth and KidsHealth provide teens and families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use.
EBSCOhost (INFOhio Resource requiring username/password from home)
Health Source- Consumer Edition
Select All EBSCO Databases- Health Source- Consumer Edition, and then do a search for your topic.
This database is the richest collection of consumer health information available to libraries worldwide, providing information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Health Source: Consumer Edition features searchable full text for nearly 150 journals. This database is updated on a daily basis.