Asthma is a condition that affects the airways - the small tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs. People with asthma have airways that are almost always red and sensitive (inflamed). Asthma symptoms can include coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath or a tight feeling in the chest.
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- Breath of Life An exhibition examining the history of asthma, personal experiences, and treatments.
- Living Well with Asthma Offers general information about the condition, symptoms and treatments. Includes expert answered questions and a message board.
- Medinfo: Asthma Information on symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment.
- A Focus on Asthma Includes articles, news, drug information, and a message board.
- National Asthma Campaign Includes general information, a personal plan, and message board. Offers sections for Health Professionals and Researchers.
- Chemical Sensitivity, Asthma and Allergy Research site concerning airway hyperreactivity. Includes abstracts, and information to download. [.pdf format]
- Buteyko Breathing Clinic Ireland Natural treatment of asthma, emphysema, bronchiectasis and bronchitis using Buteyko Breathing Clinic method. Chapters of the book Asthma Free Naturally available free.
- BBC Online Offers information on causes, treatment and management.
- AllExperts Asthma Q&A Experts volunteer to answer questions.
- eMedicine: Asthma Article covering clinical information, diagnosis, and treatment. Includes prescribing information.
- NHS Choices: Asthma Provides information including an animation and details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment and living with the condition.
- Medscape: Asthma Resource Center Includes news, conference summaries, practice guidelines, abstracts, links to government and professional web sites, and consumer information.
- eMedicine Health - Asthma Consumer health resource center providing an overview of asthma and its causes, symptoms and treatment.
- eMedicine Health - Asthma FAQs Consumer health resource providing a list of answers to commonly asked asthma questions.
- Exercise-Induced Asthma Consumer health resource center providing information on exercise for asthmatics. From eMedicine Health.
- eMedicine Health: Asthma in School Children Consumer health resource center providing general asthma information. Includes an education slideshow for asthmatic children.
- eMedicine Health: Asthma in Pregnancy Consumer health resource center providing information catered to pregnant asthmatics.
- Occupational Asthma Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment. From eMedicine Health.
- Mayo Clinic: Asthma Provides comprehensive information on the condition, treatments, and management.
- Merck: Asthma Provides parents and children information about this disorder, how to read a peak flow meter, what triggers an attack, and how to control it.