'Turning point' in fight against Alzheimer's: Scientists hail drug made by Eli Lilly that slows early stage of disease by up to 60% as 'defining moment' in dementia research
It is the second treatment to offer hope to patients in what experts have hailed 'the decade of dementia' which could see it likened to other conditions such as asthma. A US roll out could happen in 18 months. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Asthma Severity, Exacerbations Increase With RV Infection Asthma Severity, Exacerbations Increase With RV Infection
Rhinovirus infection is associated with stimulating histamine-releasing factor (HRF) and HRF-reactive immunoglobulin E for increasing severity of asthma and exacerbations.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news
S2 Episode 2: Does Your Patient Have Allergic Asthma? S2 Episode 2: Does Your Patient Have Allergic Asthma?
Join Drs Mike Wechsler and Mario Castro as they discuss the diagnosis and treatment of allergic asthma in the clinic.Medscape (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - July 13, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Pulmonary Medicine InDiscussion Source Type: news
S2 Episode 1: Emergency! Managing Asthma in the ER S2 Episode 1: Emergency! Managing Asthma in the ER
Join Drs Mike Wechsler and Josh Kosowsky as they work through the management of a patient presenting with moderate to severe asthma in the ER.Medscape (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - July 13, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pulmonary Medicine InDiscussion Source Type: news
Mum shares daughter’s ‘terrifying’ lifelong ordeal with asthma - condition ‘can kill’
"Knowing Katie could have an attack at any moment, with absolutely no warning, is terrifying and it's why she is never without her medication," she said. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New German Guidelines Change the Paradigm for Asthma New German Guidelines Change the Paradigm for Asthma
The new emphasis is on anti-inflammatory therapy rather than inhalers.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - July 10, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news
CDC: Agency Forms Undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act Review
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is allowing an additional 30 days for comments on a proposed information collection project titled "Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Asthma Call-back Survey (ACBS)." The ACBS is an in-depth asthma survey conducted on a subset of BRFSS respondents with an asthma diagnosis with the goal of strengthening the existing body of asthma data and addressing critical questions surrounding the health and experiences of people with asthma. Comments are due within 30 days of this notice. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - July 7, 2023 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
The Conspirituality of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
This article has been adapted from Chapter 23 of Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat by Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, and Julian Walker. Copyright © 2023. Available from PublicAffairs, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, Inc. (Source: TIME: Health)
Source: TIME: Health - July 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, and Julian Walker Tags: Uncategorized freelance politics Source Type: news
Wood Smoke Continues to Make Women Sick in El Salvador
Cecilia Menjivar, a tortilla maker in San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador, takes a break from cooking corn in a pot that is one meter high and 50 centimeters in diameter, heated by a wood stove. Many women in urban and rural areas run these small businesses, aware of the damage to their health caused by the smoke, but the economic situation forces them to use firewood, which is much cheaper than liquefied gas. CREDIT: Edgardo Ayala / IPSBy Edgardo AyalaSAN LUIS LA HERRADURA, El Salvador , Jul 4 2023 (IPS) Using a few dry sticks as fuel, Margarita Ramos of El Salvador lit the fire in her wood stove and set about frying...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Edgardo Ayala Tags: Active Citizens Civil Society Climate Change Development & Aid Editors' Choice Energy Environment Featured Food and Agriculture Gender Headlines Health Latin America & the Caribbean Population Poverty & SDGs Regional Categori Source Type: news
Warnings over increased asthma in children linked to vaping
There has been an increase in the number of children presenting with asthma, wheeze and bronchitis-type conditions because of vaping, a committee of influential MPs has heard. In an evidence session last week, the Health and Social Care Committee was also told of children with asthma who are unable to use school toilets because they... Read moreThe post Warnings over increased asthma in children linked to vaping appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - July 4, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Latest news Paediatrics Source Type: news
Targeting the root cause of asthma
<img width="100" src="https://factor.niehs.nih.gov/sites/niehs-factor/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2023/06/science-highlights/changing-home-environment-reduces-asthma-thumbnail.jpg?itok=KB7gSDcW" /><br /><p>Moving to low-poverty neighborhoods reduces asthma symptoms in children, in part by reducing stress.</p>
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Source: Environmental Factor - NIEHS Newsletter - July 3, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: news
HC restrains Glenmark from selling asthma drug under 'Indamet' name
Sun Pharma and Glenmark are contesting over their right to use drug names "Istamet" and "Indamet", respectively, which Sun Pharma finds to be deceptively similar and confusing. While Sun Pharma's medicine Istamet sold in the form of tablets under the extensions - ISTAMEsT, ISTAMET XR, and ISTAMET XR CP - is a Schedule 'G' drug, Glenmark's medicine under mark Indamet is a Schedule 'H' drug used for treatment of asthma. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - July 3, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Stay Independent of Allergies, Asthma This July Fourth
SUNDAY, July 2, 2023 -- As outdoor gatherings begin for the Fourth of July holiday, a leading asthma and allergy group is offering suggestions on how to avoid those seasonal symptoms. “The Fourth of July is a great time to gather with friends and... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 2, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Allergy season really is getting worse every year. Here ’s how science can help | Theresa MacPhail
We are slowly beginning to understand how our immune systems work, which will help us prevent allergies – but more research is desperately neededIf it seems as though everyone around you has been sneezing, coughing and wheezing more often this summer, you ’re not imagining things. Allergies are both becoming more common and getting worse. In some ways, this is not news. Respiratory allergy, asthma, eczema and food allergy rates have all been ticking upward for at least the past 50 years. Currently, approximately30-40% of the global population has at least one allergic condition.Industrialisation, urbanisation, changing...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 2, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Theresa MacPhail Tags: Allergies Society Health Medical research Science UK news World news Source Type: news
What We Get Wrong About Drugs Like Ozempic
Imagine a new medication was developed that not only provided meaningful improvement for the debilitating chronic condition it’s prescribed, but also helps to treat and prevent a myriad of other serious diseases. Imagine this same drug markedly improved a person’s quality of life with noted reductions in pain and improvements in mobility along with increases in confidence and mood. Now imagine that the media and medical coverage of its release are almost uniformly negative or sensationalistic.
This is precisely what has happened with the new generation of anti-obesity medications, that began with Wegovy/Ozempi...
Source: TIME: Health - June 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Yoni Freedhoff Tags: Uncategorized freelance health Source Type: news
