Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Xenon-aided MRIs snap sharper images of lungs
If you're a clinician who wants to look inside your patient's lungs, your options historically have been limited.
Jun 2, 2021
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Medical research
Pollen can raise your risk of getting COVID-19, whether you have allergies or not
Exposure to pollen can raise your risk of developing COVID-19, and it isn't just a problem for people with allergies, new research released March 9 shows. Plant physiologist Lewis Ziska, a co-author of the new peer-reviewed ...
Mar 10, 2021
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Health
Greenhouse gas emissions associated with dietary guidelines vary between countries
Greenhouse gas emissions associated with national dietary guidelines advocating a healthy diet vary greatly between countries, with US guidelines having the largest carbon footprint and India having the smallest, according ...
Mar 2, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Moderna jab 'protective' against variants as global borders tighten
US biotech firm Moderna announced Monday that its vaccine should protect against alarming new coronavirus variants, as the pandemic saw borders tighten worldwide and the European Union voice anger over delays to millions ...
Jan 25, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
For young Californians, climate change is a mental health crisis too
Maddie Cole in eighth grade stopped running cross country. She'd competed the year before, but the air quality in her native Sacramento, California, was so bad that she got sick during a race; she soon learned she had asthma.
Dec 29, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gas cooking is associated with worsening asthma in kids, but proper ventilation helps
"You're cooking with gas" is a familiar term associated with doing the right thing and doing it well. But is cooking with gas doing the wrong thing for our health?
Dec 17, 2020
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Medical research
Hidden damage to lungs from COVID-19 revealed in new study
Research by the University of Sheffield, in collaboration with the University of Oxford, is the first in Europe to use hyperpolarised xenon gas with MRI scanning to identify the impact on lung function as patients recover ...
Dec 1, 2020
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Ophthalmology
Rubber bullets, pepper spray rob vision
(HealthDay)—Last summer, the American Academy of Ophthalmology condemned the use of rubber bullets as a law enforcement tactic for crowd control during protests that rocked the United States. The argument: rubber bullets ...
Nov 3, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Face masks unlikely to cause over-exposure to CO2, even in patients with lung disease
New research findings contradict statements linking wearing face masks to carbon dioxide poisoning by trapping CO2. During the COVID-19 pandemic the wearing of face masks has become a highly political issue with some individuals ...
Oct 2, 2020
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Medical economics
Waste generation by hospital emergency departments is highlighted for first time
Emergency departments of hospitals generate significant amounts of environmentally harmful waste which could be reduced through basic changes to disposal policies and practices, while producing lower operating costs, researchers ...
Sep 24, 2020
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