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18Oct

Palliative Care May Improve Breathlessness in Chronic Respiratory Diseases

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Palliative care (PALC) may be beneficial for breathlessness in patients with chronic respiratory diseases, according to a study in Respiratory Medicine. Researchers conducted a systematic review to assess how PALC vs usual care affected patients with chronic respiratory diseases with respect to outcomes that included regarding quality of life (QOL), symptom control, symptom burden, psychological […]

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18Oct

Flu, RSV and COVID-19: Doctors urge vaccinations as cold season kicks off

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WASHINGTON (7News) — It’s that time of year again where the flu and RSV are starting to circulate. The good news? Cases are lower compared to last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Doctors, however, are still urging people to get those vaccines along with their COVID booster. You may […]

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18Oct

Can plant-based, anti-inflammatory diets help?

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For many people, particularly following vaccination, infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, resolves within a few days. But for others, it results in long COVID, a variety of often debilitating symptoms that persist for weeks, months or even years. Why this happens in some is unclear, and there are currently no effective treatments. […]

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18Oct

Clinical characteristics of severe COVID-19 patients

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Introduction Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) first broke out in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Subsequently, COVID-19 spread rapidly and widely, causing a pandemic.1 It has emerged as a well-known human pandemic over the last three years due to its high pathogenicity and infectivity, which posed serious risks to public health.2 According to data from the […]

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18Oct

Exposure to Common Insecticide Class Linked to Various Diseases

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(Beyond Pesticides, October 18, 2023) A meta-analysis published in Toxics finds an association between exposure to organophosphate pesticides (OPs) and respiratory diseases and diabetes mellitus (DM). Specifically, wheezing and asthma are the most common respiratory manifestations of OP exposure, while fluctuation in weight and fat/glucose levels are the most common metabolically related manifestations. Organophosphorus pesticides […]

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18Oct

Schools campaign to challenge the concept of ‘mild’ asthma

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Schools campaign to challenge the concept of ‘mild’ asthma (Image: PA) A campaign has been launched in schools to challenge the concept of “mild” asthma – by telling teachers to dial 999. Asthma + Lung UK Scotland has launched a new campaign aimed at schools to help spot the first signs of an asthma attack. […]

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18Oct

NIWA Discovers Triple Air Pollution Levels in Some Homes

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A new study from NIWA has mapped outdoor air quality for Invercargill and Alexandra in more detail than ever before. Researchers found that outdoor air in the most polluted locations contained three times as much particulate matter – from smoke and other pollutants – as the air in the least polluted areas. Dr Ian Longley […]

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17Oct

Human lung chip leveraged to faithfully model radiation-induced lung injury

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This schematic shows how the small airsacs of the lung called alveoli, specifically the alveolar-capillary interface that is the major site of radiation-induced lung injury (RILI) is modeled on the Lung Alveolus Chip. DAPI staining visualizes cell nuclei throughout the culture system, whereas ZO-1, and VE-cad are markers of cell-cell adhesion complexes formed between epithelial […]

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17Oct

Vaccine hesitancy increasing among pregnant women, a CDC report finds

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As the winter respiratory illness season fast approaches, this is the first year that four vaccines are being recommended during pregnancy. Yet, there are already signs that fewer pregnant women are getting vaccinated — putting themselves and their newborns at increased risk of severe illness or death. “We are meeting more resistance than I ever […]

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17Oct

What to Know About Post-Acute Infection Syndromes > News > Yale Medicine

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Post-acute infection syndrome encompasses chronic illnesses that occur after an infection from a virus, bacteria, or parasite. For example, this could include prolonged symptoms after COVID, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus; other infections caused by viruses, bacteria, or parasites; or Lyme disease, which is caused by certain types of bacteria. “The prevalence of these post-acute […]

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17Oct

Is it COVID-19, RSV, a Cold or Flu?

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We’re entering the fall and winter season, and with the cooler weather and more time spent indoors comes an increased risk for upper respiratory infections. So, if you feel a ticklish throat or runny nose coming on, here’s how to know what that could signal. According to USA Today, it’s hard to know which virus you’ve […]

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17Oct

Woman hospitalized in ICU after allergic asthma caused by hair dye

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A woman in Changsha, Hunan province, was hospitalized in an intensive care unit after she experienced allergic asthma caused by hair dye, reported Jiupai News, a news portal based in Hubei province. The 60-year-old woman, surnamed Li, had her hair dyed black to cover her white hair so as to attend a wedding ceremony of […]

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17Oct

A guide to Detroit air quality and its health impacts

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Byron Keys always looks forward to the Detroit Jazz Festival on Labor Day weekend. But this year, he wasn’t sure he’d actually be able to attend until the very last minute. What was he waiting on? Air quality.  “I checked first,” Keys said. “I don’t want to have an asthmatic episode down there.” (Editor’s note: […]

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17Oct

Low serotonin levels linked to long COVID, new study says

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There’s a new breakthrough this week in the search for what causes long COVID — the lingering and often disabling symptoms that last for months, even years after a COVID infection — including intense fatigue, breathing problems, heart palpitations and brain fog. Long COVID has been around since COVID first emerged in 2020, but much […]

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17Oct

Webinar Thursday, October 26, 2023

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To receive continuing education (CE) for WC4520-102623 – Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) Calls/Webinars – Protecting Infants from Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Thursday, October 26, 2023, please visit TCEO and follow these 9 Simple Steps by Monday, November 27, 2023. To receive continuing education (CE) for WD4520-102623 – Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) […]

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17Oct

Why It Affects Women More

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Section coordinated by Dr. María José Peiró, specialist in Family Medicine, with more than 10 years of experience in public and private areas. Master in nutrition and dietetics.PAL- Luis Palomino Obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a condition in which the lungs, due to the inhalation of a toxic substance (in the most common cases of […]

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17Oct

Pulmonary Hypertension-COPD Tied to More Exacerbations, Hospitalizations, Costs

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Patients with pulmonary hypertension due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (PH-COPD) had increased rates of severe exacerbations, hospitalizations, and costs compared with patients with COPD without PH, according to a study in Respiratory Medicine. The retrospective cohort study sought to quantify the clinical and economic burden of PH in patients with COPD vs a control […]

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17Oct

Global Non-Invasive Respiratory Therapy Market Size to

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Vancouver, Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The global non-invasive respiratory therapy market size was USD 2.33 Billion in 2022 and is expected to register a steady revenue CAGR of 5.3% during the forecast period, according to latest analysis by Emergen Research. Increasing prevalence of respiratory disorders is a key factor driving market revenue growth. […]

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17Oct

Why Diarrhea Symptoms Happen With COVID-19

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Medically reviewed by Geetika Gupta, MD Although COVID-19 is largely regarded as a respiratory illness, diarrhea is a common gastrointestinal (GI) symptom that can occur during the early stages of the infection. Some studies suggest that up to half of all people with COVID will experience loose, watery stools, generally mild and self-limiting (clearing up […]

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17Oct

The effect of COVID-19 on the frequency of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: a monocentric, retrospective, and observational study | BMC Infectious Diseases

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Thomas CF, Limper AH. Pneumocystis pneumonia. N Engl J Med. 2004;350:2487–98. Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar  Catherinot E, Lanternier F, Bougnoux M-E, Lecuit M, Couderc L-J, Lortholary O. Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia. Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2010;24:107–38. Article  PubMed  Google Scholar  Truong J, Ashurst JV. Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia. StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing; 2022. Vera C, Rueda […]

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