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Reviewed by Samantha Cook
Web Site Manager

Written by top healthcare professionals in the asthma field, this book provides necessary information for those with asthma as well as the carers of those with asthma.

The book provides clear information and practical tips and advice which will enable asthma sufferers to manage their condition better, reduce the problems it causes and thereby enable them to lead a life without restrictions.

The authors have tried to write the book in normal, “non medical” language.  Where this is not possible they have given clear, concise explanations of the medical terms.  The book has been cleverly designed so that it does not have to be read in its entirety.  It is split into eight chapters along with an Introduction, Glossary, Appendix and Index.

Each chapter is subsequently broken down into question and answer sections which cover the points that most people would want to ask if they or a relative had been diagnosed with asthma.  It is designed so that readers can dip in and out or just read a particular section.  There is no need to read the whole book from cover to cover.  It also contains useful practical tips such as how to dispose of empty inhaler canisters and how to improvise an emergency spacer using a paper or plastic coffee cup.

Although the book does have a somewhat textbooky look and feel to it, which is not what the authors intended, it is extremely helpful and very easy to read.  It offers really sensible, practical advice and should answer almost any question about asthma a person may have to ask.

Asthma At Your Fingertips By Dr Mark Levy, Professor Sean Hilton & Greta Barnes MBE is available to buy in our Book Shop opposite.