Asthma Learning Collaborative

If you have a child who wheezes or has asthma we may have asked you to fill out an asthma form when you have been in the office in the last few months.  This is because our office is participating in a learning collaborative that is helping us improve our asthma care.

The learning collaborative is organized by the American Academy of Pediatrics and includes about 25 practices in 4 states. The program lasts 15 months and involves phone calls, classes and paperwork for the doctors. For the patients it involves surveys.   The information from the surveys gets entered into an asthma registry.  We are then able to analyze our data to see what we can improve on.

We were initially overwhelmed by the amount of work but have grown to really like the surveys. We have found that we are better able to identify how our patients are doing.  Most of the time we know but sometimes we will be surprised about how many ER visits or missed school days that a patient had.  We can also target our education about asthma better. For example who needs education about spacer use or preventive medications.  This fall we will be able to use the information to make sure our high risk patients get flu shots.

So… we thank everyone for filling out the surveys. It is helping us take better care of your child!

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Fruit Allergies - On the wrong side of Wonder Natural Foods for learning

Tree Allergies

The fruits are foods incredible nature. There is a perfect example of an appropriate food for humans fruit. The average consumption of fruit is the perfect size for one serving, a little 'smaller than a fist, and contains a good amount of water, nutrients and fiber in the form of cellulose. The skin is the result of the clean nature of packaging. Unfortunately, some people suffer from allergies, to avoid the fruit and for some, but usually not all, fruits. The parties are to suffer skin rashes, nausea, swelling, itching and otherSymptoms. For a little 'luck, the consumption of fruit and damage or even death.

Tree Allergies

A significant number of people suffer from allergies every year from fruit. If we take food allergies as a whole, have affected nearly a fifth of the population. The diagnosis of allergy to fruit is the same for food allergies in general - usually a particular allergy is identified during childhood, if you have a reaction or rejection of certain foods that appeara model, not just an event. Sometimes the offending fruit can not be identified, and a specialist should be consulted, conducting a series of tests. Usually, a needle is used skin tests to determine the allergen challenge.

Tree Allergies

Fruit allergies often occur in groups

Tree Allergies

It 's rare that someone has allergies all fruit crops. They are usually limited to a particular group. For reasons not well understood are the applesresponsible for the majority of fruit allergies in humans. Right behind are the types of berries and citrus. Like most fruit allergy sufferers usually respond poorly to a particular group of fruit, they can still get their food from many other fruits, they can receive.

Allergy to fruit, most often identified in early childhood as a result of an accident, often by eating fruit that are not normally consumed as a holiday. It is worththat allergy to fruits, like all allergies are often hereditary and if both parents suffer from allergies, there are also more likely to allergies, as if only one parent has allergies. As with all allergies, allergic people should fruit and to determine what they are allergic to consider if you are allergic to other foods and the corresponding changes in their lifestyle to a healthy life, despite their guaranteeAllergies.

Fruit Allergies - On the wrong side of Wonder Natural Foods for learning

Tree Allergies

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Learning to control allergic symptoms to pollen

Grass Allergies

There are many different types of allergies. About 1 in 7 people are allergic to pollen. Pollen are tiny, egg-shaped male cells of flowering plants. Flowering plants produce pollen as part of their reproduction. All types of trees, weeds and grasses to use wind pollination. These plants swaying structures or anthers. This is where the wind is the pollen collected. A large amount of pollen is released and, by airSurface. You can land in your eyes or you breathe it in some could be in a receptive stigma, or female organ of the country.

Grass Allergies

Some of the symptoms of pollen allergy are stuffy nose, itchy eyes, headache, sore throat and shortness of breath. Pollen in the air depends on what time of day and if it is windy and warm. The total amount of pollen in the air for a day of pollination.

Grass Allergies

Pollen grains to make different proteins in their outer envelope 30-40.The female flower is to distinguish these proteins in the game right for pollination. When you breathe in pollen grains or eyes, are proteins, as if they had landed on a woman refused to receptive stigmas.

Grass Allergies

Normally the immune system by foreign proteins would be discarded. Some people have an immune system that will not remove the pollen proteins. On the contrary, a process that produces a chemical called histamine. TheHistamine causes allergy symptoms.

Mid-October to late March are usually the months when the pollen in the air. It depends on the region because of the plant in response to the climate. The flowering trees, when the weather begins in spring. The flowering period for each type of tree will take about two weeks, but the pollinators dates only last a few days. There are many varieties of grass, and they each have their own flowers all over the worldbetween mid-December to mid March.

There are a few ways you can reduce your exposure to pollens. Pollen clings to clothes, skin and hair. Take a bath or shower and change after being out. It 'better to stay at home in the morning, 50-10 am also trying to avoid, in the open in dry weather or when the wind is strong. Wear a mask when working outdoors. Vacuum regularly with a vacuum cleaner that traps all the particles in suspension.You can also use a good air purifier to keep your indoor air clean. Among the herbs such as dandelion and enchinacea has been proposed to help the allergic symptoms.

Learn as much as possible about plants that cause allergic reactions. Learn to recognize the plants, so you can stay away from them if they are pollinated. Keep all windows closed during the day and run an air conditioner. Before beginning and after pollination is over, they have nothing to fearapprox. You can also take a walk in a wooded area.

Learning to control allergic symptoms to pollen

Grass Allergies

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