GENERAL MEDICAL, PULMONARY, AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE INFORMATION

American Lung Association: Diseases A to Z with information on many conditions including COPD, asthma, TB, lung cancer, influenza, pneumonia and HIV.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention including information regarding travel medicine, infectious diseases and many other health topics.

National Heart Lung and Blood Institute : includes pulmonary, cardiovascular and sleep medicine information.

National Institutes of Health

Virtual Hospital University of Iowa School of Medicine

American Medical Association

Iowa Medical Society

Polk County Medical Society

ASTHMA

European Federation of Asthma and Allergy Associations. Information regarding asthma and allergy news and research.

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

COPD INCLUDING EMPHYSEMA AND CHRONIC BRONCHITIS

Emphysema Foundation for Our Right to Survive. Information about emphysema specifically and COPD in general including diagnosis and treatment. Good information regarding home oxygen use. Also contains information about sleep apnea.

National Lung Health Education Program: includes frequently asked pulmonary questions, and information regarding lung anatomy, COPD, asthma, smoking cessation.

Cancer News on the net.

CancerNet from the National Cancer Institute

American Sleep Apnea Association

Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency Foundation

United Network for Organ Sharing. Organ Transplant information

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

National Center for Infectious Diseases

HIV and AIDS Treatment Information Service

AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service

Aids Virtual Library

U.S. State Department travel warnings and publications.

National Center for Infectious Diseases:Travelers’ health information

EMPLOYEE

Employee Web Email

PRN Nurse

Nurse Calendar

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