Background

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

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)

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 

Content Updated 31 August, 2005