PULMONARY DISEASES

Common cold treatments you can do at home Veuer’s Keri Lumm explains how you can fight the common cold at home. Buzz60, Buzz60 No one likes a cold. The sneezing, coughing, stuffy nose and other symptoms are just no fun. As soon as you start to feel those pesky symptoms approach, you might start thinking […]

A view of heavy smog in morning hours, in Lahore following Punjab government announcement to use facemasks on October 2, 2023. — Online LAHORE:The City continued to witness a very unhealthy atmosphere with an AQI reaching 256 here on Wednesday. The haze engulfing the City became thicker than the previous days reducing visibility in the […]

Nov 08, 2023 When a child has a serious breathing problem at home, paramedics have limited options. But a new study, guided by Sarah Becker, DO, wants to see if special hospital medicines can work outside the hospital. Dr. Becker explains the Salt Lake City T-RECS Study and the good and not-so-good aspects, allowing parents […]

Do you have a lingering cough deep in your chest that just won’t go away? It could be bronchitis, or possibly pneumonia. The two conditions have very similar symptoms, so it’s not always easy to tell the difference. Bronchitis and pneumonia can be caused by the same infections — such as the common cold or […]

We still need to be mindful of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza because it can cause great losses to poultry farms and continues to re-emerge during seasonal migrations in Minnesota. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been confirmed 11 times this October 2023. The cases have been in Becker (2), Brown (1), Blue Earth (2), Meeker (3), […]

November is COPD Awareness Month and patients Peter Cawley and Heather Butt share the procedure that was first performed in Connecticut at UConn Health and has vastly improved their quality of life. Nearly 16 million people in the U.S. have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a serious lung disease that makes it difficult to breathe. […]

Large parts of Victoria have been put on heightened alert for thunderstorm asthma outbreaks across several days this week, as widespread stormy weather meets high-to-extreme pollen levels across the state. It comes as several emergency departments across the state reported a spike in asthma-related presentations, with 231 people presenting with asthma related symptoms between 4pm Tuesday and […]

Study design and population This study used longitudinal data from COVIMPACT cohort study conducted in Belgium [14]. People aged 18 years and older, living in Belgium, with a recent SARS-CoV-2 infection confirmed via a molecular or an antigen test were contacted for tracing purposes by contact tracing call centers [15, 16]. Participants completed two online […]

HA new strain of Covid-19 is spreading in some parts of the world. It is called JN.1 and descends from BA.2.26. In the United States, it was first diagnosed in September, but cases have already been reported in 11 countries, including Portugal. For now, the JN.1 variant has not been associated with new symptoms and […]

Holding your breath for five seconds after coming face-to-face with someone on a run could help cut your risk of catching COVID-19, the flu and other airborne illnesses, according to a new study out of Japan. The finding comes from researchers at the University of Tsukuba, who investigated the link between aerosol dynamics and viral […]

The National Council of SPCAs (NSPCA) is promoting humane culling (reduction of a wild animal population by selective slaughter) of poultry populations and will not hesitate to prosecute those who resort to inhumane methods. Manager of the Farm Animal Unit of the NSPCA, Nazareth Appalsamy, made it clear that the suffering of poultry such as […]

Air pollution in Delhi-NCR is having a severe impact on children, especially those under the age of 15. The pollution is not only affecting those with existing respiratory and heart-related ailments, but also leading to diseases in healthy people. According to respiratory, lung and paediatric specialists, pollution is negatively impacting children’s heart and lungs, causing […]

Partly controlled or uncontrolled asthma in preschoolers may be linked with children’s early-life exposures and maternal perinatal factors, as well as to environmental factors, according to study findings published in BMJ Open Respiratory Research. Previous studies show children with poor asthma control within 2 years of diagnosis are significantly more likely to have poor control […]

Specific novel inflammatory biomarkers predict or are associated with greater severity of disease, poor prognoses, and death in COVID-19, according to systematic review and meta-analysis findings published in Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease. Increasing evidence suggests inflammatory processes may play a role in the progression of COVID-19. Therefore, investigators sought to characterize the role of […]

Did you know that chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) is actually the third leading cause of death worldwide? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the lung disease – which restricts airflow and causes breathing problems – led to 3.23 million deaths in 2019 alone. This highlights the critical need for finding a treatment that […]

Smog effects on health can be devastating – particularly when it comes to long-term exposure, that’s why the Punjab government has imposed smog emergency in Lahore, Gujranwala, and Hafizabad to combat the environmental situation in the province. The health effects of air pollution are serious – one third of deaths from stroke, lung cancer and […]

A thunderstorm asthma warning has been issued for most of Victoria, with hundreds of people already hospitalised. The advice warning, which was expected to remain in place until early Thursday, covered the entire state apart from areas west of Ballarat and north of Kerang. “We are seeing an increase in people suffering asthma symptom across […]

What does COVID do to the body? The COVID-19 pandemic has affected millions of people worldwide, leaving many wondering about the impact this novel coronavirus has on the human body. Understanding how the virus affects our bodies is crucial in developing effective treatments and preventive measures. Here, we delve into the various ways COVID-19 can […]

Generic Name: COVID-19 vaccine, viral vector-Janssen (investigational) Brand Name: Ad26.COV2.S (Johnson and Johnson) Drug Class: Vaccines, Inactivated, Viral What is COVID-19 vaccine, viral vector-Janssen, and what is it used for? COVID-19 vaccine, viral vector-Janssen is a vaccine developed to protect against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in adults. COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a type […]

Breast implants play a crucial role in innovative procedure to save life of man with severe lung damage | Health | wsiltv.com We recognize you are attempting to access this website from a country belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA) including the EU which enforces the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and therefore access […]