Asthma

UK sources of information and / or support

 The leaflets section of Patient UK

Includes a leaflet called Asthma.

 Asthma UK

The independent UK charity working to conquer asthma. Lots of information about asthma. They also have asthma information available in 17 community languages as well as audio mp3 for visually impaired people.

 BBC Guide to Asthma

Clear, quality health information from the BBC where you can find out about asthma, an asthma attack, who it affects, types of asthma and the condition's causes.

 British Lung Foundation

Offers support for everyone affected by lung disease. Provides information on asthma and various other lung diseases.

 Asthma - Patient Information

From the British Thoracic Society, the professional organisation for specialists in chest diseases.

 BodyTalk

Website with audio tapes which you can hear online. Doctor Hilary Jones explains a wide range of medical conditions, including asthma, in easy to understand terms. You can hear Hilary explaining the condition to you, and because it is broken down into shorter sections, you can listen again to any part you didn't quite understand.

 Manage Your Asthma

This website aims to help people learn how to manage their asthma and live life to the full. The website is sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme - a pharmaceutical company.

 Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland

Provide an Adviceline service for people in Scotland. Their website also has various booklets, audio tapes, videos and factsheets - including an audiotape on asthma.

 Occupational Asthma

Occupational Asthma: Identification, Management and Prevention: Evidence Based Review and Guidelines. A summary of the evidence for employers, workers and their representatives, demonstrating the implications for future management decisions based on evidence of what works

  Asthma (in children) - corticosteroids

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Asthma (in children) - corticosteroids.

  Asthma (in adults) - corticosteroids

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Asthma (in adults) - corticosteroids.

  Asthma (uncontrolled) - omalizumab

A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Asthma Asthma (uncontrolled) - omalizumab.

 The Modern Management of Asthma

From the 'Behind the Medical Headlines' website developed to provide authoritative and independent expert commentaries on topical medical matters reported in the international media. Produced by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

 Youth Health Talk - Asthma

This is a website about young people’s real life experiences of health and lifestyle. It is not just a website about the medical facts, this is about real people and real lives.

 Medicine Guide for Asthma

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

 Medicine Guide for Asthma with Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis

Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.

 Kick A

Information for children about asthma - from Asthma UK

 Asthma

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

 Asthma in children

Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.

 Asthma in adults

Information from BUPA.

 Asthma in children

Information from BUPA.

 Asthma medicines

Information from BUPA.

Further sources / more detailed information

Some non-UK sites

The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.

• Non-UK disease / illness sites
• Non-UK self-help / support group sites

More detailed medical information

The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.

• PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
• Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
• Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
• Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
• Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
• Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.