This site provides information and education on an asthma product manufactured by Merck & Co., Inc. This site also provides full Prescribing Information.

This site is a clearinghouse for asthma information for physicians. It has very little original content, but serves as a directory to other sites for medical news, asthma information, discussion groups, and other related areas. This site is a good starting point for those looking for a quick overview of available information.

This is a membership organization web site, and some pages are restricted to members only. However, it provides a physician referral service that allows both patients and professionals to search for asthma specialists nationwide.

NHLBI is a division of the National Institutes of Health. This site provides information for the professional interested in grants and research in pulmonary disease that are sponsored by the federal government. It includes applications, proposals, and announcements of grants and research programs. The site also provides information on self-study CME programs approved by NHLBI.

The Global Initiative for Asthma is a program dedicated to the increased awareness of asthma and asthma treatment worldwide. It is a collaborative effort of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the NIH, and the World Health Organization. This site provides guides for asthma management and other clinical information on asthma.

This is the Web site of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. They maintain an "Information for Physicians" section that provides information on asthma from an immunological viewpoint, including an "Expert Care and Immunotherapy for Asthma" page and an "Immunotherapy Fact Sheet." This section also includes a review of published studies on immunotherapy and asthma.

AAFA is an independent foundation funded by both corporate and individual sponsors. The organization provides patient support but also awards grants for research into asthma and allergies. AAFA works in conjunction with the NIH to supplement NIH-provided support for ongoing research that is threatened by NIH budget limitations. AAFA is currently running a small grant program designed to translate good health practices into better behaviors in the asthma/allergy patient population.

This patient-oriented site offers an overview of asthma and allergies. Its creator, the Foundation for Better Health, is an independent nonprofit group whose editorial board is composed of physicians and researchers from the asthma/allergy field. This site provides good, basic medical information for the patient recently diagnosed with asthma.

This is the Web site of the only private medical and research center in the United States devoted to respiratory, allergic, and immunologic diseases. The site contains excellent information on the activities and services of the Center, but is not well-linked to other resources. The site presents information on "Lung Line," the Center’s nationwide telephone information service that provides educational materials for patients and their families.

This site reviews a multitude of lung diseases and conditions, and also contains an excellent patient-oriented section on asthma. This latter section includes the results of the recent ALA survey on asthma, and educational material for both children and adults with asthma. The site also provides information on services provided by ALA, such as their summer camp for asthmatic children.

This site requires a membership for access to some areas. The public portion of the site provides information on continuing education, grants, AARC-sponsored conferences and seminars, and resources for patients and professionals. Users also may link to the latest issue of AARC’s journal, Respiratory Care. AARC regularly updates the site to provide news of interest to the respiratory professional.