Disease Management Guidelines The asthma and sickle cell website links are published by The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), which provides leadership for a national program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung and blood; blood resources; and sleep disorders. The Diabetes website link is published by the American Diabetes Association.

ASTHMA Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/asthgdln.htm

DIABETES Clinical practice recommendations for the treatment of diabetes. http://professional.diabetes.org/CPR_search.aspx

SICKLE CELL DISEASE The fourth edition of The Management of Sickle Cell Disease -- describes the current approach to counseling and also to management of many of the medical complications of sickle cell disease. www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/blood/sickle/index.htm