EXCLUSIVE: Bizarre symptom of thyroid CANCER that was dismissed for months
A woman suffered from a chronic cough for six months and underwent testing before doctors discovered she had an enlarged thyroid. After more tests, it was revealed she had thyroid cancer. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Professor warns whooping cough outbreak is imminent - key signs to spot
An expert has warned that the bacterial infection, which is more contagious than COVID-19, could spike in spring and summer months. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Consumer Health:  Recognizing the signs of pneumonia
World Pneumonia Day  will be observed Sunday, Nov. 12. This is a day designated to raise awareness about pneumonia, promote interventions to prevent and treat pneumonia, and generate action to combat pneumonia. Pneumonia causes more than 1 million hospitalizations and 50,000 deaths per year in the U.S., according to t he American Lung Association. Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may fill with fluid or pus, causing cough with phlegm or… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - November 10, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

How my strange seagull laugh ended up being CANCER
Maddy Elleby, from Farnham in Surrey, first started feeling unwell with a cough while on holiday but brushed her symptoms off as the flu. She was later diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Muscle aches in two areas of the body could signal infection from the new Covid variants
Sufferers of the new Pirola and Eris Covid variants have reported different symptoms to the traditional persistent cough, fever and loss of taste and smell. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Dr Sara shares three signs that signal you need to see a doctor about your cough
You should see your GP based on whether your cough is triggered by a virus or bacteria. Dr Sara Kayat shared how to spot the difference. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

I'm a pharmacist and these are the most common symptoms of the Covid Pirola strain
As winter sets in and the cough and cold season begins, common symptoms of Covid can often become confused with those of colds and the flu. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Expert reveals red flag signs that could be symptoms of Covid Pirola strain
As winter sets in and the cough and cold season begins, common symptoms of Covid can often become confused with those of colds and the flu. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cough syrup maker boss jailed in Indonesia
The pharmaceutical firm, Afi Farma, has been linked to the deaths of more than 200 Indonesian children. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

What is PM2.5 and the AQI?
Discussion Air quality standards are made, measured and monitored by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Clean Air Act. All potential pollutants are not necessarily monitored. Some of the most commonly monitored and studied are fine particulate matter, ground-level ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxide. Common fine particulate matter < 2.5 µm (PM2.5) sources include the natural sources of biomass burning, coal burning, road and soil dust, sea spray aerosols, wildfire particles, and volcanic dust. Human sources of PM2.5 include residential cooking and heating, farming, ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - October 30, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

CVS pulls popular cough and cold medicines off its shelves. Here's what to use instead
(Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

CVS Health pulls some cough-and-cold treatments with ingredient deemed ineffective by doctors
CVS Health is pulling from its drugstore shelves some cough-and-cold treatments that contain an ingredient that has been deemed ineffective by doctors and researchers (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - October 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

CVS is pulling some of the most popular cold medicines from store shelves. Here's why
FDA panel says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn't work Pharmacy chain CVS Health said it is pulling some of its most popular cold and cough medications from store shelves, weeks after advisers to the Food and Drug Administration deemed a common ingredient ineffective. CVS told CBS…#fda #cvshealth #cvs #cvspharmacy #fdaadvisorycommittee #dayquil #mucinexsinusmax #theraflu #markdykewicz #riteaid (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

CVS pulls popular cold medicines from store shelves
CVS said on Thursday that it is voluntarily removing certain common oral cough and cold products after a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel determined last month that its active ingredient doesn't work. "We are voluntarily removing certain oral cough and cold products that contain…#cvs #fda #cvspharmacy #mucinex #vicks #allegra #dayquil #aspartame #deemed #carcinogenic (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news