The Asthma Wizard
Chapter 11: How Asthma Medicine Works

Select a Chapter -------------------- Chapter 1: Meet the Asthma Wizard Chapter 2: What is Asthma? Chapter 3: Can you Catch Asthma? Chapter 4: Early Warning Signs Chapter 5: Asthma Symptoms Chapter 6: What makes Asthma Worse? Chapter 7: What is a Peak Flow Meter? Chapter 8: How to use a Peak Flow Meter Chapter 9: What are Peak Flow Zones? Chapter 10: Asthma Medicines Chapter 11: How Asthma Works Chapter 12: Taking Asthma Medicine Chapter 13: An Asthma Attack Chapter 14: Tina goes to a Party Chapter 15: Colds and Asthma Chapter 16: What Can Kids With Asthma Do? Chapter 17: Do you know what happens when you smoke? Chapter 18: Why the Wizard Does Not Smoke Chapter 19: Winter Holidays Chapter 20: Going to School The Wizard's Dictionary The Wizard's Email -------------------- The Allergy Wizard

Let's look through the wizard's magnifying glass to see how the medicine works in the airways of the lungs.

Remember what happens in the airways with asthma. The airways get red and puffy. The lining makes more mucus. The muscles around the airways get tight.