Chronic Lung Diseases

Chronic lung diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cystic fibrosis are widespread but have a variety of causes. A child’s asthma may be genetic, or it could be caused by a smoking parent. Some children are born with cystic fibrosis, and some adults bring on lung disease through their life choices. Other lung diseases are caused by environmental factors, such as asbestos exposure. The good news is that science is making great strides toward curing the disease or managing the symptoms.

University of Maryland Risk factors for COPD

University of Michigan COPD database

University of Virginia Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in newborns

Ohio State University Interstitial Lung Disease

Health for Women Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease

Rush University Interstitial Lung Diseases

Wake Forest University Checklist for several lung diseases

University of Cincinnati Environmental hazards and lung disease

UAB Health System Acute bronchitis

University of Chicago Center for Advanced Lung Diseases

UC Healthnews Body’s defenses and smokers lungs

U of C Medical Center Lung disorders and diseases

Tulane University The role of viruses in chronic lung disease

University of Minnesota Antibiotics and chronic lung disease

RWJ University Hospital Signs of lung disease in adults

Healthwise Knowledge Base What to avoid with COPD

Medical Center Smoking and respiratory diseases

Southwestern Medical Center What smoking does to lungs

Pitt Chronicle Bio-chip based lung research

Florida State University Science, tobacco and you

Georgetown University Patient education of COPD

Columbia University Lung diseases and transplants

UT Southwestern Types of lung cancer

University of Wisconsin Pulmonary fibrosis and lung scarring

Robert Wood Johnson University Occupational lung diseases

Center on an Aging Society COPD and activity

ACES What is asthma?

Cedars Sinai Asthma symptoms

NAEP Guidelines Diagnosis and management of asthma

Allies Against Asthma Children and asthma

University of Iowa Asthma and other lung diseases

Stanford University Cystic fibrosis FAQs

Encyclopedia of Cystic fibrosis information

Children's Hospital Cystic fibrosis signs and symptoms

Dr. Barb Goodman Cystic fibrosis information with graphics