PULMONARY DISEASES

When the common cold strikes, many of us grapple with the decision of whether to continue with regular exercise or take a break until we recover. It leads swimmers and triathletes to ask, is it safe to go swimming with a cold? In this article, doctor, Team GB age-group triathlete and Swim England clinical advisor […]

Dizziness is a neurological symptom of COVID-19 that occurs as an early or initial symptom of the disease. It sometimes occurs with vertigo, a feeling your surroundings are spinning. Both dizziness and vertigo can present in people with long COVID.  COVID-19 leads to dizziness for different reasons, including the effects of inflammatory processes, nervous system […]

Wastewater tracking is an effective way to identify new covid outbreaks, but a quarter of the U.S.’s test sites are indefinitely closed over a contract dispute between a testing company and the CDC. Separately, data show that just 2% of children have received updated covid shots. Politico: Detecting Covid Surges Is Getting Harder, Thanks To […]

File photo (Rahul Sharma/BCCL Patna) Amid deteriorating air quality levels, there has been a 50 per cent increase in cases of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and other chest problems in Delhi and around, city doctors said on Thursday. The air quality in the national capital continued to remain in the ‘poor’ category as […]

Breathing Problems: With the change of season and increase in cold in the atmosphere, many types of diseases start occurring. Let us tell you that the immunity of many people is very weak due to which the changing times start affecting them rapidly. In such a situation, problems like cough, sinus, cold, and difficulty in […]

NEW DELHI: People bedridden for at least seven days during Covid-19 infection showed severe physical symptoms of the disease, persisting for up to two years after diagnosis, new research in The Lancet Regional Health-Europe journal has found.These people showed 37 per cent higher chronic symptoms associated with long Covid such as shortness of breath, chest […]

Marr said the demonstration was a great educational tool for her students and for the public moving forward.  “As we head into another COVID-19 and flu season, good ventilation and filtration continue to be a key aspect of reducing the risk of infection,” said Marr. “This can be done by opening a window, turning on […]

Asthma Pipeline (Albany, USA) DelveInsight’s ‘Asthma Pipeline Insight 2023’ report provides comprehensive global coverage of available, marketed, and pipeline asthma therapies in various stages of clinical development, major pharmaceutical companies are working to advance the pipeline space and future growth potential of the asthma pipeline domain. To know more about the Asthma pipeline report, click […]

Researchers investigating the genetics underlying the airway inflammation seen in severe asthma have, for the first time, discovered that proteins that bind to RNA are dysregulated, and drive changes in gene expression in the cells that line the airways. Asthma is one of the most common chronic respiratory diseases. More common in children than adults, […]

0 by Livia Gamondi In the post-emergency period, 41 percent of specialists saw an increase in patients in their clinics. And this – they say – is due to fear, anxiety about respiratory diseases and the possible consequences Around the world, approximately 380 million people suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD. Of these, 3.3 […]

Gurgaon: The health department has set up separate OPD for people suffering respiratory ailments at the Civil Hospital in Sector 10. According to doctors, a spike in cases of lung ailments is common during the winter months, when pollution levels rise.Isolating such patients will help them get access to specialists at the earliest, doctors said.Additionally, […]

Lead formulations evaluated in the Phase 1/2 study demonstrated robust immune responses to influenza A, influenza B, and SARS-CoV-2 strains Safety profile of the mRNA-based combination vaccine candidates consistent with the companies’ COVID-19 vaccine The companies plan to start a pivotal Phase 3 trial in the coming months NEW YORK and MAINZ, GERMANY, October 26, […]

It’s National Respiratory Care Appreciation Week, which provides patients the chance to thank respiratory therapists at the Billings Clinic. These therapists help patients dealing with trauma, those with chronic breathing problems and others. And while the loss of breath may seem frightening, few understand the fear better than cystic fibrosis patient Laura Smith. “Throughout your […]

Simvastatin, the widely available statin drug used to treat high cholesterol and triglyceride levels, has a 96% probability of improving outcomes for critically ill COVID-19 patients and a 92% chance of improving survival at 3 months, according to new results from the ongoing Randomized Embedded Multifactorial Adaptive Platform for Community Acquired Pneumonia (REMAP-CAP) trial. The […]

Cannabis use is rising exponentially, but research shows that between 0.1% and 1% of Americans are allergic to this therapeutic plant and the number is rising. A study in Allergy found cannabis allergy prevalence is even higher among those with conditions like pollen allergies or atopic dermatitis. If you experience sneezing, congestion, rashes, or worse […]

Photo: Pixabay We live in the beautiful Okanagan valley of southern British Columbia. The environment resembles northern California’s Napa Valley. The climate is a complex tapestry of semi-arid desert mixed in with fertile soil for orchards and vineyards and temperate forests of pine, spruce and fir trees. Okanagan Lake splits the valley and attracts tourists […]

COVID-19 cast a glaring spotlight on the devastating impact that infectious diseases can have on human health and society. At the height of the global pandemic, most of the world came to a standstill, and millions of lives were lost to the disease. Although advances in health care have significantly reduced the global burden of […]

A PASTOR from Emmer Green has had to stop working due to the effects of long covid. Colin Baker has been signed off by his doctor after suffering from fatigue and brain fog. The 59-year-old has been pastor of Caversham Baptist Church in Prospect Street for the past five years. He first contracted covid-19 on […]

Updated: Oct 26 2023 10:47PM Gurugram, Oct 26 (PTI) A court here on Thursday sentenced three men to life imprisonment “till their last breath” in connection with the killing of a cab driver in 2018, police said. The court of Additional Sessions Judge Mona Singh sentenced the three accused to imprisonment till their last breath […]

Cold and flu season is here, and as we barrel toward winter, it’s only going to get worse. Many of us will likely encounter some sort of illness, but our expectation is that we’ll shake it off after a few days. However, that may not always be the case. Just like some experience long COVID […]