Scrubbing your hands dry? Soaps, moisturizers, and tips to help keep skin healthy
If you’re like most people trying to do their part in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, you’re washing your hands diligently with soap and water many times a day. Excellent hand hygiene is one essential public health measure to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Unfortunately, additional handwashing can result in dry skin and hand dermatitis, a rash that can manifest as red, itchy, cracked, or sore skin. People who have a history of eczema or who are prone to dry skin may be even more likely to develop dry, chapped hands during this pandemic.
What’s happening to your hands?
Intact skin acts as a protect...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Janelle Nassim, MD Tags: Health Infectious diseases Skin and Hair Care Source Type: blogs
Patients & Vulnerable Populations Pandemically Left in the Dark
By GRACE CORDOVANO PhD, BCPA
To be honest, the United States blew it on the mask front. From a public health, caregiver and patient safety, as well as community transmission standpoint, we are at least 3 months late to game. Anytime a brand new virus that humanity does not have any immunity to makes an appearance, is highly contagious, starts rapidly infecting people as well as the doctors and nurses caring for them, hospitalizing, and killing them in concerning numbers across the globe, we should enable every proactive safety measure at our disposal.
The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the US was on January 20,...
Source: The Health Care Blog - April 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: COVID-19 Health Policy coronavirus Grace Cordovano masks Pandemic Source Type: blogs
When and How Will COVID-19 End?
If you’re staying shut in your home, anxious about when you will finally be able to take a stroll outside or whether you or someone close to you will be infected by the novel coronavirus, you are not the only one. In the U.S. alone, half of the adults report high levels of anxiety due to the COVID-19, according to the American Psychiatric Association. The ongoing pandemic is exerting the whole world both physically and mentally. One thing is sure to be asked by everyone: when will all this be over?
Some think that things will never get back to normal. Acclaimed sci-fi writer Ted Chiang says that “we don’t wa...
Source: The Medical Futurist - April 7, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Prans Tags: Future of Medicine digital technology digital health tech digital health technologies coronavirus covid covid19 Source Type: blogs
Arguing with the deluded
As I have made perfectly clear, any comments praising the Resident or defending his actions are likely to be non-publishable because they are almost certainly delusional. I do not come to this conclusion because of " bigotry " against the administration, I come to it because it is an ineluctable fact. What is so mysterious is why and how so many people cling to the delusion that there is anything admirable, competent, or praiseworthy about the most vile, repulsive, stupid, ignorant narcissistic psychopath who ever lived.I recommend this lengthy essay by Adam Serwer, which should be read in its entirety. It is too lon...
Source: Stayin' Alive - March 21, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
Does Beverly Hills MD Brow Serum work and other beauty questions? episode 213
We have a lot of beauty questions to answer today, including:
What do we think of the Beverly Hills MD brow serum
Are lash tints safe?
Why do anti-aging ingredients affect skin color?
Why do dermatologists keep saying hyaluronic acid is pointless?
Perry and Valerie are under self imposed quarantine! But we’re still recording.
Beauty science news
Are cosmetics going to be more regulated?
The spokesperson from the EWG (who likes this new legislation by the way) said the following about the cosmetics industry. “…no category of consumer products is subject to less government oversight than cosmetics and o...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - March 19, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry Romanowski Tags: Podcast Source Type: blogs
Senna: The True Ex-Lax
Constipation is one of those not-so-exciting subjects that affects both children and adults from time to time, but because it is so common, it warrants a closer look.
Bowel movements tend to occur about once a day after children have reached the age where their diet is largely comprised of solid food. Starchy foods, such as bananas, rice, grains, and flour, tend to make stools firmer. Foods high in fiber like peaches, plums, and apricots have more of a softening effect. In a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, a balance is struck between different foods to create stools that are soft enough to pass comfortably without bein...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - March 15, 2020 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Constipation Herbal Source Type: blogs
Skilled Immigrants Searching for Coronavirus Cures at U.S. Companies
David BierThe government has so far kept to minimal and rational restrictions on travel in response to the coronavirus. My colleague Alex Nowrastehhas written about alternatives to outright immigration bans that could slow down the transmission of the deadly disease. But only scientific advancements will save thousands of lives, and it is here that many immigrants are working for treatments and vaccines that will stop the spread and treat the viral infection.The major U.S. companies seeking a coronavirus vaccine or treatment have together received approvals from the Department of Labor to hire foreign workers with eit...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 12, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: David Bier Source Type: blogs
Peanut allergy: A new medicine for children may offer protection
Of all food allergies, which affect between 5% and 8% of US children, peanut allergy is the one most likely to cause anaphylaxis, a serious type of allergic reaction. For a child with a peanut allergy, eating one peanut can literally be fatal.
“When you have an allergy,” says Andrew MacGinnitie, MD, PhD, clinical director of the division of immunology at Boston Children’s Hospital, “your body sees the thing you are allergic to as dangerous. So your immune system tries to protect you by causing hives, vomiting, and other symptoms.”
The body does this by releasing histamine and other chemicals that are designed to ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - March 11, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Allergies Children's Health Parenting Source Type: blogs
Tivic Wins EU Clearance for ClearUP Sinus Relief Device
San Francisco-based Tivic Health announced that the company has received CE Mark approval in Europe for ClearUP Sinus Pain Relief, a small handheld device that can temporarily relieve allergy-related sinus pain, pressure, and congestion.
ClearUP is a small handheld device that delivers a proprietary microcurrent waveform that stimulates sinus nerve fibers under the skin to relieve pain related to allergies. It is designed to treat symptoms in five minutes and can be used up to four times per day. ClearUP employs a light and vibration system to guide the user along the most optimal treatment points along the cheek...
Source: Medgadget - March 9, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Cici Zhou Tags: ENT Source Type: blogs
COVID-19 Deaths and Incredible WHO Estimates
Alan Reynolds“Death Toll Hits 9 as Outbreak Spreads, ” was the scaryWall Street Journalheadline in print before it was toned downonline. COVID-19 deaths at a nursing home and hospital in Washington state were unrelated to the virusspreading“across the U.S.” The facts tell us much more about the exceptionally high risks of fatal infection from COVID-19 (or pneumonia or flu) among elderly people living close together in nursing homes or hospitals, many of them already sick.The ongoing COPD-19 outbreak in Kirkland Washington at the Life Care nursing home and Evergreen hospital represents high ‐risk...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - March 4, 2020 Category: American Health Authors: Alan Reynolds Source Type: blogs
This Is Really Becoming Just Quite Absurd I Believe. Talk About Flogging A Dead Horse.
This week we have seen the promotional activities of the ADHA functionaries rise to just absurd levels.A few examples.Here:Register for the My Health Record WebinarWednesday 4 March 6pm -7pm AEDT26 February 2020: Understanding how to register and upload to My Health Record can be challenging. Join Professor Steven Boyages as he interviews Carey Doolan from the Australian Digital Health Agency to provide practical advice to help you register and upload to My Health Record. To register for this webinar on 4th March 2020, 6-7pm AEDT go to here.For information about how the National Allergy Strategy is working with the Au...
Source: Australian Health Information Technology - March 3, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs
Goodbye, Benadryl: It is time for you to retire
Sometimes, old ideas and time-tested treatments remain the best. Newer doesn ’t always mean better. Except in the case of one of our oldest antihistamines, tried-and-true Benadryl. It is time for that old drug to be retired, sent off to pasture, and never used again. Goodbye, Benadryl. Fare thee well, adieu, and don’t let the door […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 8, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/roy-benaroch" rel="tag" > Roy Benaroch, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Meds Allergies & Immunology Source Type: blogs
Digital Health Helps Tackle Indoor Air Pollution
“We are placing a spotlight on the fact that air pollution isn’t just a problem on our streets, but in our homes too. You can’t just close your door and shut out air pollution.” says Chris Large from Global Action Plan after their study found that indoor air is 3.5 times more polluted than the air outside. This 2019 study measured polluting nanoparticles in four British towns and cities in- and outdoors as well. At one point they even found a family living in pollution levels 560 times higher than the pollution level on the street.
According to another research, people spend approximately 90 percent of their ti...
Source: The Medical Futurist - February 4, 2020 Category: Information Technology Authors: szandra Tags: Future of Medicine Healthcare Design digital health digital technology indoor air quality Source Type: blogs
Food allergy, intolerance, or sensitivity: What ’s the difference, and why does it matter?
Chances are that you or someone you know has experienced unpleasant symptoms after a meal or snack. Maybe you experienced some degree of sneezing, wheezing, rashes, brain fog, joint pain, nausea, bloating, diarrhea, or another symptom. This may have led you to believe you have a food allergy — and maybe you do. But it’s also possible that you have a food intolerance, celiac disease, or a food sensitivity. This is important, because some of the reactions can range from just annoying to life-threatening.
Food intolerances
Food intolerance refers mostly to the inability to process or digest certain foods. The most common ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - January 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Marcelo Campos, MD Tags: Allergies Digestive Disorders Source Type: blogs
Peptides in skin care – episode 208
Beauty questions answered today include
Is there a bar shampoo or bar conditioner that works as well as the ones out of a bottle?Why can’t everyone use retinol?Is sugaring dangerous? And does it work as well as waxing? Do peptides have an effect beyond moisturizing & is there a “best one” to pick?
Beauty Science News
Industry must take a wholistic approach to talking about ingredient safety
UV protection may not be enough for skin protection
Beauty Questions
Question 1 – Audio
Jennifer asks – Is it wishful thinking to hope that a bar shampoo or bar conditioner will ...
Source: thebeautybrains.com - January 30, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Perry Romanowski Tags: Podcast peptide retinol shampoo Source Type: blogs
