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Useful sites | The rise and rise of asthma

About asthma (Asthma NSW, Australia)

A wide range of information for patients to help them understand and manage their asthma.
http://www.asthmansw.org.au/content.cfm?id=451&searchvalue=about%20asthma

National Asthma Council Australia

Up-to-date information about asthma for the general public, patients and health professionals. The Asthma Management Handbook is available on-line at this site.
http://www.nationalasthma.org.au

The Lung Net: Learn about lung health (Australian Lung Foundation)

An excellent collection of fact sheets and illustrations about respiratory diseases and lung function. The fact sheets relating directly to lung function and asthma are: 'The lungs - an overview of how they work'; 'Asthma and scuba diving'; 'Asthma in exercise and sport'; 'Controlling adult asthma'; 'Controlling childhood asthma'; 'Occupational asthma'; 'Corticosteroid therapy in respiratory disorders'; and 'Lung function tests'.
http://www.lungnet.com.au/education/learn-health.html

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (transcripts)

• Tomatoes fight asthma (Catalyst, 12 October 2006)
  Reports on two Australian studies on the prevention of asthma and a new vaccine.
  http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s1763143.htm

• Asthma (Catalyst, 17 March 2005)
  Australia has one of the highest incidences of asthma in the world and it's on the increase. This is because current treatments, while vital, only alleviate the symptoms.
  http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s1325779.htm

• Treatment of children with asthma (The Health Report, 6 November 2000)
  Discusses studies that compare various preventative medications for asthma.
  http://abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/helthrpt/stories/s209191.htm

Asthma overview (British Broadcasting Corporation, UK)

Provides information about the symptoms, causes, common triggers and treatment of asthma.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/asthma/

Asthma (Health System, University of Virginia, USA)

An explanation, with diagrams (and sounds), of the human airways and what happens during an asthma attack.
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/pediatrics/patients/Tutorials/Asthma/home.cfm

How your lungs work (How Stuff Works, USA)

Describes how you breathe, where the air goes, how breathing is controlled and diseases that affect your lungs.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/lung.htm