Whooping cough cases in Wales show sharp increase
Cases of whooping cough are rising rapidly in Wales for the first time in five years. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - January 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Doctor shares reasons why a cough could last a few weeks after having a cold
A doctor has outlined different possible reasons behind a lingering cough and treatments that could help. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
That nagging cough you have might not be COVID. Here ’s how to determine if it’s the JN.1 variant, RSV, the flu, or a cold instead
You—or your child—have body aches, fever, and cough. Is it RSV, COVID, the flu, a common cold, or something else? And does it even matter anymore? Unfortunately, it’s impossible to definitively tell the conditions apart without testing—even by cough, experts tell Fortune. But the answer will still…#rsv #fortune #cdc #danolson #ishminderkaur #uclahealth #alialhassani #summerhealth #sore #nfid (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Morphine Quieted Cough in Patients With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
(MedPage Today) -- A brief course of morphine provided some relief for patients with cough related to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in a small, phase II double-blind crossover trial.
Two weeks of low-dose controlled-release morphine reduced... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - January 18, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Pharmacist Sentenced for Illegally Dispensing Promethazine Cough Syrup and Earning Millions in Profits
DETROIT - Livonia pharmacy owner Zaman Alshafey was sentenced to three years in federal prison by United States District Court Judge Jonathan J.C. Grey following his guilty plea to wire fraud and money laundering. He was also ordered to forfeit approximately $9 million dollars of gross proceeds. (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - January 17, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
Whooping cough: my suitably Dickensian Christmas present
Prolonged coughing fits, aching muscles and howling like a water buffalo: welcome to a gloriously retro disease that we assumed had been vaccinated out of existence a century ago (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'I’m a pharmacist - here’s a lifesaving hack that could stop you from coughing at night'
If you are suffering from a persistent, uncomfortable cough that's keeping you up at night it might be worth trying this hack. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Whooping cough: my suitably Dickensian Christmas present
Prolonged coughing fits, aching muscles and howling like a water buffalo: welcome to a gloriously retro disease that we assumed had been vaccinated out of existence a century ago (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - January 12, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
eBay to cough up $3M after cyber-stalking couple who dared criticize the souk
eBay will pay $3 million to settle criminal charges that its security team stalked and harassed a Massachusetts couple in retaliation for their website's critical coverage of the online tat bazaar. Under the agreement [PDF], eBay admits responsibility for the actions of six of its former…#ebay #massachusetts #pdf #davidsteiner #ecommercebytes #steiners #justicedepartment #jamieiannone #jimbaugh #davidharville (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
PET scanner visualizes brain activity during cough
In this study, the researchers evaluated whether the experimental PET system could clarify brain activity during CiTA. This would allow clinicians to predict whether CiTA will be effective before attempting it in patients with brain lesions who have sustained damage to the regions related to cough control, they wrote.
The group enrolled 24 healthy patients who underwent separate O-15 water PET scans during four tasks: resting, voluntary cough, induced cough (where participants were induced by CiTA), and suppressed cough.
Participants were fitted with masks for cough measurements during two-minute PET scans. The tussive a...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 10, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Subspecialties Neuroradiology Source Type: news
Is It Dangerous to Keep Getting COVID-19?
Getting COVID-19 today is much less scary and more common than it was three years ago. By now, many people have had it not just once, but two, three, or even more times. Most of the time, repeat infections aren’t as severe as they were the first time, leading to a sense of complacency about getting COVID-19 over and over.
But reinfections aren’t harmless. As cases continue to rise and more variants arrive on the scene, infectious-disease experts are warning that repeat infections could have cumulative, lasting effects.
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“There is some early evidence star...
Source: TIME: Health - January 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
I'm an A&E doctor and this is why it's time to start wearing masks again... as experts issue dire warnings over a virulent new Covid variant
DR AHSAN: if you want to spend winter without an irritating cough rattling through your chest day and night or that gnawing whole body ache, where even your hair hurts - then wear a mask. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
When is a cough a concern?
Hearing a chorus of coughs is typical at this time of year. An occasional cough is normal and healthy. A cough that persists for several weeks or brings up discolored or bloody mucus may indicate a condition that needs medical attention. A cough is your body's response when something irritates your throat or airways. An irritant stimulates nerves that send a message to your brain. The brain then tells muscles in your chest and abdomen… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - January 9, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Full list of regions where contagious '100 day cough' cases are surging
An expert has pinpointed that vaccination records are low, and levels of the illness are returning to pre-pandemic figures which is causing the spike in cases. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What to know about rising cases of the'100-day cough' in the UK
Cases of the highly contagious disease have more than tripled in the UK, with experts urging pregnant women and children to get vaccinated. If you’ve had a cough that you just can’t seem to shake, you’re not alone. Cases of whooping cough - sometimes called the "100-day cough" - are on the rise in…#wales #ukhsa #nhs #hernia #oxfordvaccinegroup #universityofoxford #gayatriamirthalingam (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
