How to Remove Foreign Bodies?
Discussion
Living in the world makes the human body susceptible to foreign bodies. Orifices are particularly inviting for children to explore and see how it feels if the opening is touched by their hands or an object. Small objects are easily inserted or even just retained (such as toilet tissue in the genital area, or tissue in the nose). The mouth is particularly inviting to explore objects with as oral sensations are paramount to survival even at birth. Food can be considered a foreign body and often acts like one when stuck in the respiratory or gastrointestinal tract but is necessary to sustain life.
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Source: PediatricEducation.org - July 4, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Richmond med-tech company lands spot in national pitch competition
Richmond medical technology company Tympanogen is a finalist in a national pitch competition from the National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation.
The company, which develops nonsurgical treatments for ear, nose and throat issues, earned its place in the “Make Your Medical Device Pitch for Kids!” competition for its gel-patch system for eardrum repair, called Perf-Fix.
Beginning in June, Tympanogen and four other finalists will partici pate in a pediatric-focused section of… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - May 31, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Drew Hansen Source Type: news
Janssen Presents Study Results Showing Clinical Efficacy for TREMFYA ® (guselkumab) and Long-Term Safety Profile for STELARA® (ustekinumab) for Patients Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease at Digestive Disease Week® 2022
SPRING HOUSE, PENNSYLVANIA, May 24, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced new data from the Phase 2 GALAXI 1 clinical trial of TREMFYA® (guselkumab) in adult patients with moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease (CD), and from three separate long-term pooled analyses of adult patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and CD treated with STELARA® (ustekinumab).1,2,3,4 These data are being presented as oral and poster presentations and are among 29 Janssen abstracts presented during the Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) meeting taking place in person and virtually in San Di...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - May 24, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Minute: Men need to take melanoma seriously
Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer. It develops in the cells that produce the pigment in your skin that gives it color. It most often occurs on skin that is exposed to the sun, but can develop in your eyes and, rarely, inside your body, including in your nose and throat. May is Melanoma Awareness Month, and for men, it's especially important. Researchers say men are more likely to die from melanoma… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - May 23, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
The Best Stove for Your Health and the Environment
Gas stoves are associated with a certain allure: an image of prestigious chefs cooking in sought-after, high-end kitchens over an open flame. At the same time, electric stoves and their dated coils have been eschewed by many at-home culinary enthusiasts. But recently, that wisdom is being flipped upside down as the world gets a fuller understanding of the harmful health and climate impacts tied to our love of gas stoves.
A startling study published in January by Stanford University found that natural gas stoves—which more than a third of American homes use—may emit concerning levels of indoor air pollution, and...
Source: TIME: Health - May 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Madison Dapcevich Tags: Uncategorized Environment Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Test, Test, Test? Scientists Question Costly Mass COVID Checks Test, Test, Test? Scientists Question Costly Mass COVID Checks
For many people worldwide, having cotton swabs thrust up their nose or down their throat to test for COVID-19 has become a routine and familiar annoyance.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - May 11, 2022 Category: Pathology Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Nasal Sprays for COVID Vaccine Being Developed
Scientists worldwide are working on COVID vaccines delivered through nasal sprays that could stop the coronavirus from invading the body at its most common entry point, the mucous membrane of the nose and throat. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - May 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What ’ s The Difference Between The Common Cold, Flu And COVID-19?
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - April 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Covid-19 Boston, MA Health Healthwatch Syndicated Local Coronavirus Dr. Mallika Marshall Source Type: news
Why has the UK (finally) expanded its Covid symptoms list?
This week, the UK expanded its official Covid symptom list to 12 symptoms including sore throat, loss of appetite, and a blocked or runny nose. British scientists have long called for a broadening of the list, but the change comes at a time when free rapid tests have been scrapped, and the UK is seeing its highest ever levels of infection, according the the Office for National Statistics.Madeleine Finlay speaks to science correspondent Linda Geddes about why this has happened now, what symptoms still haven ’t made the list, and what it could all mean going forwardArchive: Sky News, Sky News AustraliaContinue reading... (...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 7, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Presented and produced by Madeleine Finlay with Linda Geddes, sound design by Tony Onuchukwu, and the executive producer was Max Sanderson Tags: Science Coronavirus Infectious diseases Medical research Source Type: news
Ear, nose and throat and perioperative care
Two new digital playbooks will help clinical teams reimagine and redesign how their patients receive care. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - March 9, 2022 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Vaping May Be Worse Than Smoking for Your Nose and Throat
(Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - March 1, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Oncology, ENT, Preventive Medicine, News, Source Type: news
Vaping May Be Worse Than Smoking for Your Nose and Throat
A new study finds e-cigarette and hookah water pipe users may be at greater risk than tobacco cigarette smokers for cancers of the nose, sinuses and throat. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vaping May Be Worse Than Smoking for Your Nose and Throat
Title: Vaping May Be Worse Than Smoking for Your Nose and ThroatCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/1/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/1/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Lungs General)
Source: MedicineNet Lungs General - March 1, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Throat and nose test (Innova 25) for care home staff: COVID-19 rapid test kit instructions, UKHSA (updated 3rd February 2022)
Step-by-step guide for COVID-19 self-testing for adult health and social care staff. Rapid tests are only for people who do not have symptoms of COVID-19.
3 February 2022Updated information about how to get a test kit and get help with doing the test.
28 October 2021First published. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - February 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Editorial calls for official list of covid-19 symptoms to be updated, BMJ
Article from the president of the Faculty of Public Health warns that failing to list new variant symptoms is a threat to pandemic control in the UK. Research shows the primary symptoms of the Omicron variant include runny nose, headache, fatigue, sneezing, and sore throat. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - January 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
