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Content updated 31 Aug 05
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'What's Asthma All About?'

Background

Neomedicus, an independent medical education company, developed an interactive program titled "What's Asthma All About?"

 

What's asthma all about? Video

How to View

This three part, USA-produced program covers:

  • how the lungs work,
  • what happens during an asthma attack, and
  • how asthma is treated.

Go to "What's Asthma All About?" (http://www.whatsasthma.org/index.html)

 

What's asthma all about? Opening Screen

 

Note: Some of the terms used to describe medications are different from those used in Australia.

For example:

quick relief medicine is reliever medicine

Long-term control medicine is preventer medicine 

 

 

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