Signs of Pulmonary Embolism

[unable to retrieve full-text content] 5 Home Remedies for Asthma Treatments that work effectively    HealthTechZone

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Worldwide (Precision Vaccinations) As World Pneumonia Day approaches on November 12th, the ongoing effort to reduce fatalities from infectious diseases has never been more urgent. Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs that needlessly affects millions worldwide each year. Most of the people affected by pneumonia in the U.S. are adults. Previous U.S. CDC data indicates 47,000 people died from pneumonia in the U.S. in 2020. And that negative trend continues today. According to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Mortality Surveillance data available on October 27, 2022, 9.2% of infectious disease fatalities that occurred during week #42 were due to pneumonia, influenza, and/or COVID-19 (PIC). Among the 2,128 PIC deaths reported last week, 1,164 listed pneumonia as an underlying or contributing cause of death on the death certificate, 949 had ...

Bay Area Lyme Foundation, a leading sponsor of Lyme disease research in the US, today announced results of a study published in the November issue of the peer-reviewed journal Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases demonstrating that ticks capable of carrying diseases, including Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Colorado tick fever and the neurotoxin that causes tick-borne paralysis, pose an emerging threat in Colorado. The results show American dog ticks are very much present in 16 counties in Colorado, where they were not previously identified by the CDC, and Rocky Mountain wood ticks are found in 38 of the 64 Colorado counties, whereas they had only been identified in 33 previously. The study leveraged several sources for the study, including ticks collected by citizen scientists as part of a free tick testing program offered by the Bay Area Lyme Foundation. "The critical takeaway from this study is that Coloradans need to take preventative measures against ticks when outdoors, such as ti...

May-Thurner syndrome occurs when a vein in the pelvis becomes compressed by an artery. It often does not cause symptoms, but it can narrow the vein and impair blood flow, which raises the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). DVT is a blood clot that develops in a deep vein. DVT is potentially serious as it can sometimes result in a pulmonary embolism. However, most people with May-Thurner syndrome do not experience this complication. Keep reading to learn more about May-Thurner syndrome, including the symptoms, causes, risk factors, treatments, and recovery. May-Thurner syndrome occurs when one blood vessel in the pelvis compresses another. These blood vessels are the right iliac artery and the left iliac vein. The right iliac artery carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart toward the right leg. The left iliac vein carries oxygen-depleted blood from the left thigh toward the heart. In May-Thurner syndrome, the right iliac artery presses on the left iliac vein. Some degree of compressio...

A bird flu virus – a Eurasian strain of H5N1 – that has been spreading across the country has a low risk of infecting people. The virus, also called avian flu, was first found in wild birds, commercial poultry and backyard flocks in January 2022. It has infected several million wild and domestic birds across the country (and the continent) and is still being found. The number of infections is expected to grow during the winter..    Bird owners should review their biosecurity steps and stay aware to protect poultry and pet birds from this disease. Get more information from the USDA's Defend the Flock Program . Usually, the virus causes illness and death in birds, but doesn't cause wildlife to get sick. In this outbreak, large wild birds such as vultures and Canada geese have died off across the country. Some mammals such as foxes and otters have been infected, but that hasn't been seen often.  People who need to dispose of dead birds...

[unable to retrieve full-text content] AZ's Fasenra takes another hit in battle with GSK's Nucala    FiercePharma

With asthma affecting an estimated 330 million people in the world, researchers are hoping to gain a better understanding of the condition—and why it intensifies at night.  Many asthma sufferers experience a worsening of pulmonary function and asthmatic symptoms at night, called "nocturnal asthma." Several causes have been hypothesized—activation of the parasympathetic nervous system in the evening, alveolar tissue inflammation and reduced pul...

They burrow in gardens and shelter in nests of shredded cardboard under stoops. In alleyways, they quench their thirst at leaky faucets and snack on liquids oozing from bags. Rats are a fixture of urban life, but early in the pandemic, their populations in urban cores shrank as restaurants, parks and offices shut down — and their access to trash did too. But many adapted, desperate to survive. They ate off the bottom of restaurant doors in search of food, alpha male rats ate weaker ones, and a large number, to residents' frustration, migrated. "They've gotten into places where there were no rats, and now people are calling and saying, 'I've lived here for 20 years and never seen a rat until now,' " said Gerard Brown, who oversees rodent control at D.C. Health. Now with offices and restaurants opening up again, the rats are back as well. "There's a rat resurgence," said Bobby Corrigan, among the world's best-known rodentologists. "Th...

Alongside medication and a proper treatment plan, home remedies can help in keeping asthma symptoms under control. Asthma is a condition that causes inflammation in the airways in the lungs. The resulting swelling and narrowing of the airways make it harder to breathe, as do the increased levels of mucus and tightening muscles around the airways. People with asthma, of whom there are more than 24 million in the United States, may sometimes need to go to the hospital or stay home from work. In some cases, the condition can be fatal. Home remedies and treatments can often help individuals with asthma manage their day-to-day symptoms. However, a person should only use these to assist their medical treatment plan, not to replace it. In this article, we detail a range of home remedies for asthma symptoms, from yoga to self-care phone apps. Some studies suggest that regular breathing exercises can help reduce asthma symptoms and improve the overall quality of life of people with the condit...

What are the symptoms of Covid? The answer has changed after nearly three years in the coronavirus pandemic, largely depending on your vaccination status. Nexstar Media reports the ZOE Health Study, a joint effort by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, King's College London, Stanford University School of Medicine and the health app ZOE, published its findings last week showing the most common Covid symptoms. Participants who were fully vaccinated, partially vaccinated and unvaccinated reported four of the same main symptoms: A sore throat, runny nose, persistent cough and a headache. But the prevalence of each, as well as a fifth symptom, varies depending on how many vaccine doses you've had. For those who are fully vaccinated, a blocked nose is the third-most frequently reported symptom, researchers found. Those who have received just one dose of the vaccine say it's sneezing, and those who are unvaccinated commonly...

Bronchiectasis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are two chronic conditions that involve damage to the lungs. The causes and treatments for each differ. In some instances, COPD may cause bronchiectasis. Read on to learn about the differences and similarities between bronchiectasis and COPD and how each condition is treated. Bronchiectasis is a progressive lung condition caused by damage to bronchi (large air passages) in the lungs. With bronchiectasis, the walls of the bronchi become thickened from ongoing inflammation or infection. People with this condition cough up large amounts of mucus, especially during flareups. Flareups of bronchiectasis are referred to as exacerbations. During an exacerbation, you will also find it harder to breathe. Bronchi are designed to enable free breathing by letting air enter the lungs. Bronchiectasis occurs when the bronchi in the lungs become chronically inflamed and thickened. Over time, the thickening of the bronchial walls and subseq...

During Healthy Lung Month and the cold part of the year , you might be thinking a little more than normal about the way you breathe. But during any part of the year, we all need to get oxygen to live. That means that lung health checks matter — and get especially important if you smoke or vape .  In fact, since a wide variety of conditions can affect your lungs, it's worth continually monitoring them. Across the world, more than 260 million people live with asthma. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, kills an American every four minutes. Clearly, lung health conditions are both common and serious.  Fortunately, getting treatment early can make a huge difference. When you know the signs of a potential problem, you can monitor your lung health at home — and seek help when you need it.  Signs of lung problems Catherine McQueen/Getty Images ...