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
Drowning and immersion injury - O'Loan MJ, Jude B, Hooper AJ.
Drowning is a frequent cause of accidental deaths and injuries, resulting in a significant but preventable global health problem. It is characterized by respiratory impairment due to submersion of the airway, or immersion of the body including the airway, ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news
Critical hypophosphatemia in a special operations combat dive candidate: a case report - Davis G, Czarnik J, Evans JD, McGrane OL.
In contrast to shallow water (hypoxic) blackout and swimming-induced pulmonary edema (SIPE), acute electrolyte disturbance secondary to acute respiratory alkalosis is not considered a common Combat Swimmer injury but has the potential to be life-threatenin... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news
Outcomes of patients admitted for drowning - Cai M, Lee PP, Chong PL, Peh FTT, Mathur S.
According to the latest Utstein-style consensus, drowning is defined as the primary respiratory impairment resulting from submersion or immersion in a liquid medium.1 Patients may experience hypothermia, acute respiratory distress syndrome and shock.1 T... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Over-capacity ERs are dangerous choke points. But hospital challenges go far deeper
Canadian emergency rooms are overflowing while an array of respiratory illnesses — COVID-19 included — keep circulating. And it's happening against a backdrop of behind-the-scenes backlogs that turn front-line ERs into dangerous choke points. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - January 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
US FDA identifies recall of ResMed's respiratory devices as most serious
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Source: Reuters: Health - January 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
We ’ re In a Major COVID-19 Surge. It ’ s Our New Normal
You probably know a lot of sick people right now. Most parts of the U.S. are getting pummeled by respiratory illness, with 7% of all outpatient health care visits recorded during the week ending Dec. 30 related to these sicknesses, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Many people are sick with flu, while others have RSV or other routine winter viruses. But COVID-19 is also tearing through the population, thanks largely to the highly contagious JN.1 variant. Just like every year since 2021, this one is starting with a COVID-19 surge—an...
Source: TIME: Health - January 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic expert discusses increasing levels of respiratory infections
The new year is bringing a significant rise in respiratory virus activity across the U.S. Many are experiencing coughs, fever and congestion — some of the telltale signs of COVID-19 and influenza. Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, a Mayo Clinic pediatric infectious diseases expert, explains why this surge is happening, what still may be to come, and how to protect you and your family. "We have seen increasing rates of COVID-19 and influenza. Infl uenza season has not… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - January 12, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
