Lorene Furmage's List: Asthma

The aim of the Asthma Foundation is to contribute to the health and well being of the community through the prevention and managment of asthma. They have a wide selection of educational material that covers most aspects of asthma, including videos that may be borrowed for short periods of time.

This Australian government site provides a range of up-to-date quality assessed information on health topics.

Look closely at the structure of human airways connected to the lungs. Find out how breathing difficulties are caused through narrowing of the airways and swelling of the linings. Learn how the body responds to asthma attacks, and how they can be prevented or treated. Test your knowledge by matching words with their meanings.

This is a colour clip introducing scientists in a laboratory trying to understand more about asthma in humans. The clip shows dust shaken from a rug and dust mites as well as an asthmatic using an inhaler. The clip also shows microscopic views of stained tissue and a scientist talking about the research.