Asthma topics
Living with asthma
Learn all about asthma, including how to avoid asthma affecting your lifestyle.
Animation: asthma attack
This animation shows what happens to the airways in an asthma attack triggered by inhaling airborne allergens.
Asthma and allergy
Allergy is a common trigger of asthma symptoms. Find out what are common asthma triggers and how to keep control of your allergies and asthma.
Asthma and dust mites
Learn about the impact dust mites can have on people who have asthma and pick up some tips to help avoid them.
Asthma and older people
Find out about the diagnosis and management of asthma in older adults.
Asthma and pets
Many people with asthma find that animals can trigger a reaction. Find out how you can cope if you are allergic to your pet.
Asthma and pollen
Find out how pollen affects asthma and learn how to minimise your exposure to pollen.
Asthma and the hygiene hypothesis
Read all about the hygiene hypothesis, and how it relates to increased prevalence of asthma throughout the world.
Asthma and travelling
If you have asthma, find out how best to prepare for a holiday and manage your asthma while away.
Asthma and your airways
Asthma causes airway narrowing, which makes breathing difficult by reducing the amount of air that can travel in and out of the lungs.
Asthma overview
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways characterised by extreme breathlessness, wheezing and tightness of the chest.
Asthma self-care
Asthma affects the airways leading to your lungs. Your airways tighten, become inflamed and fill up with mucus, making breathing more difficult. Find out what products are available for asthma.
Asthma, pregnancy and breast feeding
If you have asthma, being pregnant or breast feeding should present no problems, providing you continue to control your asthma effectively.
Asthma: how your doctor can help
Find out what you should ask your doctor about your asthma, and how your doctor can help you manage your condition.
Asthma: safe holiday tips
Before going on holiday, the National Asthma Council urges people who have asthma to visit their GP to update their Asthma Action Plan.
Asthma: the long-term view
The key to living successfully with asthma is ensuring that you control your asthma and that it doesn’t control you.
National Asthma Week
In National Asthma Week, the state Asthma Foundations urge you to increase your understanding of asthma and learn what to do in an emergency.
Occupational asthma and asthma in the workplace
If your asthma symptoms improve when you are not at work, you may have occupational asthma.
World Asthma Day
World Asthma Day is an annual event organised by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to improve asthma awareness and care around the world.
This animation shows what happens to the airways in an asthma attack triggered by inhaling airborne allergens.
Asthma and allergy
Allergy is a common trigger of asthma symptoms. Find out what are common asthma triggers and how to keep control of your allergies and asthma.
Asthma and dust mites
Learn about the impact dust mites can have on people who have asthma and pick up some tips to help avoid them.
Asthma and older people
Find out about the diagnosis and management of asthma in older adults.
Asthma and pets
Many people with asthma find that animals can trigger a reaction. Find out how you can cope if you are allergic to your pet.
Asthma and pollen
Find out how pollen affects asthma and learn how to minimise your exposure to pollen.
Asthma and the hygiene hypothesis
Read all about the hygiene hypothesis, and how it relates to increased prevalence of asthma throughout the world.
Asthma and travelling
If you have asthma, find out how best to prepare for a holiday and manage your asthma while away.
Asthma and your airways
Asthma causes airway narrowing, which makes breathing difficult by reducing the amount of air that can travel in and out of the lungs.
Asthma overview
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways characterised by extreme breathlessness, wheezing and tightness of the chest.
Asthma self-care
Asthma affects the airways leading to your lungs. Your airways tighten, become inflamed and fill up with mucus, making breathing more difficult. Find out what products are available for asthma.
Asthma, pregnancy and breast feeding
If you have asthma, being pregnant or breast feeding should present no problems, providing you continue to control your asthma effectively.
Asthma: how your doctor can help
Find out what you should ask your doctor about your asthma, and how your doctor can help you manage your condition.
Asthma: safe holiday tips
Before going on holiday, the National Asthma Council urges people who have asthma to visit their GP to update their Asthma Action Plan.
Asthma: the long-term view
The key to living successfully with asthma is ensuring that you control your asthma and that it doesn’t control you.
National Asthma Week
In National Asthma Week, the state Asthma Foundations urge you to increase your understanding of asthma and learn what to do in an emergency.
Occupational asthma and asthma in the workplace
If your asthma symptoms improve when you are not at work, you may have occupational asthma.
World Asthma Day
World Asthma Day is an annual event organised by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to improve asthma awareness and care around the world.
