Maternal COVID-19 Vaccination May Reduce Neonatal Respiratory Distress
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 -- Maternal COVID-19 vaccination is associated with reduced frequency of neonatal respiratory distress (RD), according to a study published online Jan. 24 in Nature Communications.
Olivia M. Man, from the David Geffen... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 24, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
How to Use and Take Care of Your Humidifier
For those of us whose skin in the winter gets as scaly as a lizard’s, home humidifiers might sound essential. But humidifiers are more complicated to use and care for than some other household appliances—and doing so incorrectly can be worse for your health than not having one at all.
Here’s what to know before diving in.
The benefits of humid air
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Humidifiers do their best work on the parts of the body you use to breathe. When the air gets colder, the humidity in the environment goes down. Each breath of dry air sucks moisture from your airways...
Source: TIME: Health - January 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Maternal Vaccination Lowers Odds of Respiratory Distress in COVID-Exposed Infants
(MedPage Today) -- Infants born to unvaccinated mothers who had COVID-19 during pregnancy were at high risk for developing neonatal respiratory distress, the longitudinal, cohort COMP study found.
The odds of developing respiratory distress were... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - January 24, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
COVID In Pregnancy Triples Baby's Odds for Respiratory Illness
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 -- Babies born to COVID-infected mothers have triple the risk of developing a breathing disorder that normally affects preemies, a new study shows.
Researchers found that exposure to the coronavirus while in the womb... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 24, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
The role of mother's and child's self-regulation on bidirectional links between harsh parenting and child externalizing problems - Hong Y, Bertrand CM, Deater-Deckard K, Smith CL, Bell MA.
The authors examined task-based (i.e., executive function), surveyed (i.e., effortful control), and physiological (i.e., resting cardiac respiratory sinus arrhythmia [RSA]) measures of child and maternal regulation as distinct moderators of longitudinal bi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Sands Point Center for Health & amp; Rehabilitation obtains Enhanced Respiratory Care Standards of Care accreditation
Nursing home one of the first in Long Island, NY to meet the new standard of care promoted by the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety January 23, 2024 – Port Washington, NY * Sands Point Center for Health & Rehabilitation is one of the first in New York State and among the... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 23, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: AWD Source Type: news
Flu, COVID Are Spreading: Protect Your Heart
TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2024 -- Flu and COVID are sweeping across the country, posing a particular hazard to people at risk for heart disease.These respiratory infections can trigger heart complications from fever, dehydration and inflammation, experts... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - January 23, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Are Nicotine Patches and E-Cigarettes Safe in Pregnancy? Are Nicotine Patches and E-Cigarettes Safe in Pregnancy?
New evidence suggests that they are not associated with poor pregnancy outcomes.Medscape News UK (Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - January 22, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Source Type: news
Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & amp; Safety Announces Launch of Internationally Recognized Curriculum on Enhanced Respiratory Care
The Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety (PPAHS) announced today the launch of a suite of 7 continuing medical education (CME) online courses to educate and certify clinicians worldwide as part of its Enhanced Respiratory Care program. The clinician certification curriculum... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - January 22, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news
Nancy Green-Keyes, Casting Director on ‘The Notebook,’ ‘Rush Hour’ and More, Dies at 68
Nancy Green-Keyes, a casting director who worked on the first two Rush Hour films and on six films directed by Nick Cassavetes, including John Q, The Notebook and My Sister’s Keeper, has died. She was 68. Green-Keyes died Wednesday of respiratory failure at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, her…#nancygreenkeyes #rushhour #nickcassavetes #johnq #hollywoodreporter #greenkeyes #matthewbarry #brettratner #artoisawards #cassavetes (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to stay healthy during cold, flu and COVID-19 season
Getting through winter healthy means trying to protect yourself from respiratory viruses (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Virus Soup: Many Respiratory Viruses Peaking in Early 2024
Doctors are reporting high levels of COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), as well as other “flu-like illnesses” that cause similar symptoms, such as the common cold, other coronaviruses, and parainfluenza viruses. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High and Low Body Mass Indices Promote Respiratory Symptoms High and Low Body Mass Indices Promote Respiratory Symptoms
A study of NHANES data showed a U-shaped relationship that highlights the need for attention to both ends of the weight spectrum.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - January 19, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Source Type: news
Position statement on lung cysts, cystic lung disease
The U.K. Cystic Lung Disease Rare Disease Collaborative Network issued a position statement in January about cystic lung disease diagnosis.Simon Johnson, PhD, professor of respiratory medicine at the University of Nottingham, and colleagues highlighted that "in many cases a multidisciplinary diagnosis can be made without the need for lung biopsy" but that in some instances tissue sampling may be necessary when noninvasive methods leave diagnostic doubt. The position statement was prompted by rare cystic lung diseases increasingly recognized as a result of wider application of CT scanning. Johnson and colleagues acknowledge...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 19, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Clinical News Source Type: news
Should you get the new RSV vaccination? The virus is as risky as the flu and experts are pushing for a national immunisation programme for over-75s
Few of us may have heard of this virus, but now leading scientists warn that RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) poses a significant threat to some people's health. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
