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Additional Resources

Publications

1.   Age Healthier, Breathe Easier: Solutions You Can Use to Control or Reduce Environmental Triggers — This site provides a list of asthma triggers and explains what you can do to reduce your exposure to each trigger.

   http://www.epa.gov/aging/solutions/index.html

2.     Clearing the Home of Asthma Triggers: 10 Steps to Making Your Home Asthma-Friendly — This fact sheet gives 10 easy steps that you can take to reduce the risk of having asthma attacks in your home.

   http://www.epa.gov/asthma/pdfs/10_steps_en.pdf

3.   What Is Asthma? — This on-line publication explains what asthma is. It covers information about the signs and symptoms as well as the risks factors involved. Treatment and prevention is also discussed.

   http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Asthma/Asthma_WhatIs.html

4.   What People With Asthma Need to Know About Osteoporosis — People with asthma have a greater risk of osteoporosis. This fact sheet explains what steps people with asthma can take to prevent osteoporosis.

   http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Osteoporosis/Conditions_Behaviors/asthma.asp...

5. Asthma and Older People (Copyright © American Lung Association) — This publication provides answers to some common questions on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of asthma. In addition, it provides information on the special concerns for seniors with asthma.

   http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=22598

6. Seniors and Asthma (Copyright © AAAAI) — This site lists several articles about diagnosis, treatment, and lifestyle concerns for seniors with asthma.

   http://www.aaaai.org/patients/seniorsandasthma/

7. You Can Control Your Asthma Triggers (Copyright © AAFA) — Learn how to manage your asthma by reading this fact sheet on the triggers that exist inside and outside your home. This publication provides tips on how to take measures and keep your asthma in control.

   http://aafa_as.healthology.com/asthma/asthma-living-with/article127.htm

Organizations

1.   National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH, HHS
2.   National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, HHS
3.   National Institute on Aging, NIH, HHS
4. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
5. American Lung Association
6. Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

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Content last updated March 5, 2009.