Patient Education Information

Asthma- Excellent handout from YourFamilyDoctor and the American Academy of Family Physicians about your asthma.

Asthma - The Food and Drug Administration has created this fact sheet.

Asthma: Learning to Control Your Symptoms - More great information from familydoctor.org.

How To Help Your Allergies and Asthma and Childhood Asthma - These handouts were created by The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

What is Asthma? - Another great fact sheet from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

Asthma Inhalers: How They Work - The Mayo Clinic descibes how they work.

Asthma:Questions to Ask When it Doesn't Get Better - Excellent handout from YourFamilyDoctor and the American Academy of Family Physicians about diagnosing the cause of asthma.

Asthma: Taking Medicines Safely - Handy information from YourFamilyDoctor and the American Academy of Family Physicians about medicines for asthma and some of their interactions with other drugs.

Basic Facts About Asthma - The CDC covers the basics in this handout.

Healthtouch Online - This resource brings together asthma-related information in leaflet form from reliable sources.

MEDLINEPlus Medical Encyclopedia - The Health Illustrated Encyclopedia from MedlinePlus includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries. It also contains an extensive library of medical photographs and illustrations. Please check the alphabetic listing for the topic you want.

New Approaches to Treating Asthma - The American Medical Association talks about partnering with your doctor to better control your asthma.

NHLBI Publications for Patients and Public - Highly readable, printable pamphlets are offered here, many in the form of worksheets for planning individualized asthma care, from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.