Micro-blogging is the practice of sending brief text updates, photos, audio/video clips or links and make these public on a website and/or distributed to a private group of subscribers. These messages can be submitted by text messaging, instant messaging or e-mail.
Many micro-blogs provide short commentary about medical news, medical specialties or a company's products and services.
Webicina features two microblogging platforms including
Twitter and
Friendfeed.
Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows its users to send and read other users' updates, which are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length.
In countries all around the world, people follow the sources most relevant to them and access information via Twitter as it happens—from breaking world news to updates from friends.
AAFA National
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America provides information, community based services and support through a national network of chapters and support groups.
ACAAI
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology is a professional association dedicated to improving patient care through research, advocacy and education.
Allergic Living
Food allergy, celiac and asthma magazine and Forum. Gwen and Erin, your official updaters.
Allergies and Asthma
Allergy and Asthma relief and news.
Asthma Foundation
Non-profit helping people with asthma - info about asthma causes, symptoms, triggers, medications, research.
Asthma Info
Asthma is a condition affecting many people all over the world. Most being affected are our children.
Asthma News
Track asthma blogs, new research, and other news on asthma.
Asthma UK
Updates from Luke and Louise from Asthma UK's Web Team.
Asthma.ca
Asthma Society of Canada.
BreatheSimple
We're dedicated to helping asthmatics cope with the symptoms and effects of asthma.
ETCCR
East Tennessee Center for Clinical Research participating in allergy, asthma and COPD studies.
Family Allergy and Asthma
Family Allergy and Asthma CARE. Helping you to breath in a brand-new way of life!
Health Line
Healthline provides free doctor-reviewed information about asthma and other health-related issues.
Medical News Today Asthma News
The latest asthma and respiratory news published daily. Articles from research centers, universities and prestigious journals.
News-Medical.Net
Stay up to date with the latest asthma news and research via News-Medical.Net.
SaveCFCinhaler
Dedicated to protecting the health, safety, and human rights of all asthma and pulmonary patients via legalization of CFC metered-dose inhalers in the USA.
Deborah Mason
Patient advocacy specialist.10 yrs helping patients get info/support to manage eczema, asthma, allergies, psoriasis etc. Love family, business, my Mini Clubman.
Gerry Moore RRT
Respiratory Therapist RRT attempting to change the world around asthma, OSA, Sleep Apnea, COPD, Respiratory / Lung Disease, Smoking Cessation etc
Michael Blaiss, MD
Allergist. Past President of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
Pat Bass
I am the about.com guide to asthma. Asthma news and information.
Ves Dimov, M.D.
Board-certified Internist, Allergy and Immunology Fellow, Former Cleveland Clinic Assistant Professor of Medicine, NEJM Advisory Panel Member (physician).
There are aggregators that help you find people tweeting about asthma.
Twellow
Twellow.com is currently grabbing publicly available messages from the Twitter.com micro-blogging service. They analyze and categorize each of the users responsible for those messages into the various categories found at Twellow.com.
Search.twitter.com
It lets you track all the tweets and Twitter users focusing on asthma.
TweepSearch
TweepSearch was created to allow people on Twitter to search their followers bio and location information. Twitter doesn't currently have a bio search and as your Twitter network grows, it's nice to be able to look through your tweeps.
Friendfeed is an aggregator that collects the updates from social networking websites, social bookmarking websites, blogs and micro-blogging updates, as well as any other type of RSS feed. Users can use this stream of information to create customized feeds to share (and comment) with friends. It offers a unique way to discover and discuss information among a community.
Asthma is a chronic condition in which proper health management can largely improve the patient's quality of life. Here we provide a list of selected online resources focusing on asthma management.
