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Dietary gluten avoidance in Canada: a cross-sectional study using survey data
CMAJ Open. 2021 Apr 1;9(2):E317-E323. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20200082. Print 2021 Apr-Jun.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: A gluten-free diet (GFD) is required for the management of some conditions, whereas some Canadians may follow a GFD for discretionary reasons. We sought to estimate the prevalence of Canadians who adhere to a GFD, identify factors associated with adherence to a GFD, and describe and compare the location of food preparation and consumption for those who follow a GFD, those who report no dietary avoidances and those reporting other dietary avoidances.METHODS: We used cross-sectional data from the 2015 Canadian Community ...
Source: cmaj - April 2, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Adriana Mudryj Anne Waugh Joyce Slater Donald R Duerksen Charles N Bernstein Natalie D Riediger Source Type: research

Do patients manage their health care better if they can access their electronic health records?
What are electronic health records?Healthcare providers maintain health-related information about a patient in an electronic health record, which is held in a digitalform and is accessed by a computer. Healthcare professionals use these records to access all health-related information for a patient ' scare, whenever and wherever they need it. Information may include a person ' s medical history, medicines, allergies, test results, andimmunisation history.Some healthcare providers let patients see their own electronic health records, usually by giving them web-based access. Patients may alsobe oDered other web-based service...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - February 16, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news

Allergies Are Nothing To Sneeze At As Global Warming Triggers Earlier Pollen
Across the United States and Canada, pollen season is starting 20 days earlier and pollen loads are 21% higher since 1990.
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 8, 2021 Category: Science Source Type: news

Pollen season grows 20 days in 30 years as climate crisis hits hay fever sufferers
Pollen released by plants is also more intense than in 1990 in bad news for those with allergies, research in US and Canada findsThe climate crisis is multiplying the miseries faced by people with allergies, with new research finding that the pollen season in North America is now an average 20 days longer than it was three decades ago.Related:How urban planners' preference for male trees has made your hay fever worseContinue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 8, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Oliver Milman Tags: Environment Allergies Climate change Plants Science Source Type: news

Atopic Dermatitis in the Pediatric Population: A Cross-sectional, International, Epidemiologic Study.
CONCLUSION: This global survey in 18 countries showed that AD affects a substantial proportion of the pediatric population. Although prevalence and severity varied across age groups and countries, <15% had severe AD. PMID: 33421555 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - January 6, 2021 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Silverberg JI, Barbarot S, Gadkari A, Simpson EL, Weidinger S, Mina-Osorio P, Rossi AB, Brignoli L, Saba G, Guillemin I, Fenton MC, Auziere S, Eckert L Tags: Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol Source Type: research

European Union Greenlights BioNTech-Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine After Agency Gives Safety Approval
(AMSTERDAM) — The European Union on Monday gave official approval for the coronavirus vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer to be used across the 27-nation bloc, raising hopes that countries can begin administering the first shots to their citizens shortly after Christmas. The EU’s executive commission gave the green light just hours after the European Medicines Agency said the vaccine meets safety and quality standards. Brussels had been expected to take two or three days to endorse the market authorization move. “As we have promised, this vaccine will be available for all EU countries at the same tim...
Source: TIME: Health - December 21, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: ALEKSANDAR FURTULA and FRANK JORDANS / AP Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 wire Source Type: news

Emergency Considerations in COVID-19 Vaccine Administration
Conclusion The joint response of science and medicine to develop safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines has been brisk and productive. Distribution efforts will now be the next step in limiting the breadth of this pandemic. EMS agencies will play a key role in some areas in the administration of vaccinations for their communities. The authors suggest that to better clarify the side effects of the COVID-19 vaccines, EMS systems must maintain a log of the type and incidence of adverse events following vaccine administration, EMS responses to the adverse events, as well as those patients’ outcomes from this management. ...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - December 16, 2020 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: JEMS Staff Tags: Coronavirus Exclusives EMS EMT Paramedic Source Type: news