Reusable Resuscitators Market to Cross USD 1.0 billion by 2031, Garnering a 6.4% CAGR
Wilmington, Delaware, United States, Nov. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Transparency Market Research Inc. - The global reusable resuscitators industry was valued at US$ 503.5 Million in 2021. The industry is expected to expand from 2022 to 2031, surpassing US$ 1.0 billion. Reusable resuscitators…#wilmington #delaware #marketresearchinc #healthcare #based #resuscitators #asiapacific #cardiovascular #asthma #bls (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

First Asthma-Linked Death Highlights Hazards at Marijuana-Processing Plants
FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 -- A young woman working at a Massachusetts cannabis-processing facility who developed new-onset asthma and later died of a fatal asthma attack is the first such fatality in the burgeoning industry, a new report... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 17, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

First case of cannabis worker dying on job from asthma attack reported in U.S
The U.S. cannabis production industry’s first reported occupational asthma death took the life of a worker in Massachusetts, federal health and safety officials said. The woman, 27, was working in a cannabis cultivation and processing facility when she experienced worsening work-related…#massachusetts #colorado #scottgagnon #maine #paularmentano #norml #marijuana #armento (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A cannabis worker died on the job from an asthma attack. It ’s the first reported case in US
FILE - Marijuana plants are seen at a growing facility in Washington County, N.Y., May 12, 2023. The U.S. cannabis production industry's first reported occupational asthma death took the life of a 27-year-old worker in Massachusetts, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said…#filemarijuana #washingtoncounty #ny #massachusetts #colorado #scottgagnon #maine #paularmentano #norml #marijuana (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Fatal Occupational Asthma in Cannabis Production - Massachusetts, 2022
This report describes a death attributed to occupational asthma in a U.S. cannabis production worker. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - November 16, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news

Carbon-free fuels could have a dark side
As climate-friendly fuels, hydrogen (H 2 ) and ammonia (NH 3 ) are enticing. Because they lack carbon, they can be burned to produce nothing but environmentally benign water and nitrogen (N 2 ). But if producers do not take care to prevent leaks or incomplete combustion, researchers are now warning, the fuels could generate pollutants that could harm human health and shrink or reverse the climate benefits. For example, one analysis finds that, under a worst case scenario, using ammonia as a fuel could have a greenhouse gas footprint as bad as burning an equivalent amount of coal. “We c...
Source: ScienceNOW - November 15, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

Asthma-Linked Health Care Use Increased With Non-English Speaking Caregivers
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15, 2023 -- For pediatric patients with asthma, caregiver non-English language preference (NELP) is associated with increased odds of asthma-related health care utilization, according to a study published online Nov. 15 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 15, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Preexisting Allergic Disease May Increase Risk for Long COVID
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15, 2023 -- Preexisting asthma or rhinitis may increase the risk for long COVID (LC), according to a review published online Nov. 8 in Clinical& Experimental Allergy. Doreen Wolff, from the University of Magdeburg in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 15, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

S2 Episode 6: Pediatric Asthma: When Is It an Emergency? S2 Episode 6: Pediatric Asthma: When Is It an Emergency?
When is it time to send a child with an asthma exacerbation to the emergency department? Join Drs Michael Wechsler and Todd Florin as they discuss.Medscape (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - November 14, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Pulmonary Medicine InDiscussion Source Type: news

Asthma-Tracking App Shows Some Promise for Reducing ED Visits
(MedPage Today) -- ANAHEIM, Calif. -- A comprehensive, smartphone app-based program failed to reduce healthcare utilization among asthma patients with private insurance, but did benefit those on Medicaid, a large randomized controlled trial found... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - November 14, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

Many Primary Care Docs Unfamiliar With Biologics for Asthma
(MedPage Today) -- ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Many primary care physicians (PCPs) remain unfamiliar with biologic therapy options for uncontrolled asthma, which impacted the rate at which they referred patients to an asthma specialist, a survey-based... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - November 13, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news

Survey: 42% of PCPs Not Familiar With Biologics for Asthma Survey: 42% of PCPs Not Familiar With Biologics for Asthma
Patients with asthma are regularly seen by primary care providers (PCPs), but a survey found that 82% of PCPs do not order labs, and 90% do not use absolute eosinophil counts to guide care.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - November 11, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology News Source Type: news

'Uncertain' Link Between Allergic Diseases and Long COVID, Review Finds
(MedPage Today) -- Pre-existing asthma and rhinitis were associated with an increased risk of long-term COVID symptoms in a meta-analysis, though the link was questionable. Low-certainly evidence indicated that asthma was associated with an increased... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - November 10, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Long Covid diagnosis may mask other illnesses
People who suffer from an illness prior to a Covid-19 infection are more likely to experience a long illness after the infection, a new study has shown. Researchers from King’s College London (KCL) found that individuals with illness before Covid-19 infection were almost twice as likely to suffer a long period of illness after infection... Read moreThe post Long Covid diagnosis may mask other illnesses appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - November 9, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Addiction and mental health Respiratory asthma Long Covid Source Type: news

Gas cookers pump out pollutants linked to childhood asthma, report finds
Scientists find average levels of nitrogen dioxide almost twice as high in homes cooking with gas as in those cooking withoutGas cookers are pumping pollutants linked to childhood asthma into kitchens, living rooms and bedrooms across Europe, areport has found.Dutch scientists measured the air quality in 247 homes and found average levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) were almost twice as high in those cooking with gas as in those cooking without. One in four homes with gas cookers breached hourly pollution levels set by the World Health Organization, while none of the homes in the control group, which used electric cookers, b...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 8, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Ajit Niranjan Tags: Air pollution Asthma Gas stoves Environment Science Europe World news Source Type: news