Sign inAsthma
UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has an information leaflet on 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.
Asthma (in children) - corticosteroids
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Asthma (in adults) - corticosteroids
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Asthma (in adults) - corticosteroids[/url].
Asthma (uncontrolled) - omalizumab
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Asthma (in children) - omalizumab
A patient guide to complement the NICE guideline of the same name for health professionals.
Asthma
List of patient information booklets from SIGN to complement their guidelines.
BBC Guide to Asthma
Information from the BBC.
Asthma
Information from the British Lung Foundation.
Asthma
Patient information from the British Thoracic Society.
Occupational Asthma
Information from the British Occupational Health Research Foundation.
Asthma
Information from Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland.
Kick A
Information for children about asthma from Asthma UK.
Youth Health Talk - Asthma
Young patient experience video from Youthhealthtalk.
BodyTalk Online
Website with downloadable videos including one on asthma.
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.
Asthma
Information from emc Medicine Guides.
Asthma with Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
Information from emc Medicine Guides.
Asthma
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
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, 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.