Web-based education for asthma, anaphylaxis improved quality of care

ATLANTA — Both pediatricians and allergists demonstrated improved quality of care for patients with asthma and anaphylaxis following web-based education program, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.
“We found that our quality improvement could be helped by having a web-based educational program available through a webinar database, which is very convenient and allows us to reach more providers,” Irum Noor, DO, from Winthrop University Hospital, told Infectious Diseases in Children. “Through this program, health care providers can improve care for patients with asthma and anaphylaxis, as well as access resources and compile data. Instead of calculating the data ourselves, these programs are able to do that for us so that we know what areas we need to work on”.....

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Woman says Monongalia school board mishandled daughter's asthma attack

MORGANTOWN – A woman is suing the Monongalia Board of Education after she claims it did not properly address her daughter’s asthma attack.
J.H., who was diagnosed with asthma at the age of 2, was a student at Suncrest Primary School in kindergarten.
The defendant was aware of J.H.’s asthma and there was a care plan that included specific instructions and procedures to follow regarding administration of her prescribed Albuterol inhaler, which was to be administered as rescue medication in the event of an asthma attack, according to a complaint filed Feb. 23 in Monongalia Circuit Court.....

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People Suffering from Asthma Are More Prone to Catch Flu

One of the most common non communicable diseases amongst children and some adults is asthma. Asthma is a lung disorder that hinders smooth breathing. A person in this condition experiences recurrent bouts of asthmatic attacks, which is caused by a chronic inflammation leading to narrowing of the airway obstructing the air flow to the lungs. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), there are close to 300 million people suffering from asthma across the globe. A recent study suggested that people with asthma are less likely to combat flu than people without asthma because of immune system differences. Asthmatics have weaker immune system
, which makes it difficult for them to combat the flu virus and trigger a reaction.....

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