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Canadian Lung Association: A patient's resource about living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Covers in detail, living with lung disease, learning about the lungs and improving air quality. A separate section about the organization.

American Association for Respiratory Care: Patient Education: Information and tips for dealing with chronic lung problems.

Breathe Easy: A guide to lung and respiratory disease for patients and their families, written by Lawrence Martin, M.D. Extensive data base concerning all aspects of this disease.

Chest Medicine Online: Definition, causes, and treatments of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Clinical Trials for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Explains the importance of participating in COPD clinical trials and how even participants who take placebos contribute and benefit from volunteering.

Confronting COPD in America: The largest and most comprehensive US survey to date of patient and provider knowledge, attitudes, and behavior related to COPD. Site provides results, conclusions, and background information.

COPD: Support groups, forums, medications, news, and research information about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

COPD Conferences: COPD5 The International Multidisciplinary Meeting on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diesase

COPD International: Information and interactive support for COPD patients, caregivers, families and others interested in COPD, featuring chatrooms, message boards, e-mail lists, and an extensive COPD reference library.

COPD Takes its Toll: An overview of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) including recent new guidance on treatment

COPD-Alert: Support and advocacy group for patients, caregivers, and medical professionals. Provides information about the disease and links to valuable resources.

Critical Care Associates of Syracuse PC: Conference: northeast pulmonary teaching conference for the lung & respiratory specialist. This conference presents cutting edge topics in the areas of pulmonary medicine, respiratory & critical care., Conference: northeast pulmonary teaching conference for the lung & respiratory specialist. This...

Department of Veterans' Affairs: Statements of Principles - chronic bronchitis and emphysema - balance of probability

EFFORTS: Information about the organization which promotes research on emphysema. Also data and support for COPD.

eMedicine Health - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a long-lasting obstruction of the airways that occurs with chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both. This obstruction of airflow is progressive in that it ...

Emphysema and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Emphysema and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - medical information.

General Practice Notebook - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Clinically-oriented information on the different types.

Geriatric Services of America: GSA is a medicare provider that delivers treatment and medication to Americans suffering from copd, chronic bronchitis, lung cancer, emphysema, and other respiratory disease.

Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: A list of objectives, documents and resources and registration for the guideline launch.

HealthAllies.Com: Created on the simple premise that Americans are paying far too much for medical care.

Interstitial Lung Diseases: Information Booklet for Patients: Virtual Hospital was a digital library of health information in pediatrics, paediatrics, and radiology for pediatric education and radiology education

Living With COPD: This site is written by and for patients of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

MedicineNet - COPD: Information about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from MedicineNet.com

PERF on Breathing: Domain name renewal and affordable web hosting packages from Network Solutions

Pulmonary Center: Personalized Medical Information ans Services

Pulmonary Education Resource Foundation: Domain name renewal and affordable web hosting packages from Network Solutions

Pulmonary Hypertension Association: Welcome to PHA's Website. A website dedicated to increasing advocacy and awareness of Pulmonary Hypertension.

Pulmonology Channel: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, is a condition which inhibits the lungs ability to exhale air as rapidly as in normal lungs. Smoking tobacco causes 80% to 90% of COPD cases. COPD is generally comprised of two distinct diseases: emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

RespHealthSite: Information about COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), includes diseases such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis and asthma. Also covers causes, symptoms and living with lung disease.

The Cheshire Medical Center: Information and links related to chronic lung disease, aimed at the general public.

University of Iowa Family Practice Handbook: A detailed description of emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

WebMD, Inc.: Web links and support resources for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Your Nutritional Status: Information about how a person's nutritional status can influence the degree of severity of COPD. Some useful diet tips and recommendations.