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Ambient air pollution has many detrimental health effects, causing about seven million premature deaths annually worldwide. Children are particularly susceptible to the effects of ambient air pollution because their respiratory systems are immature. The air quality in Zabrze, a city located in the Upper Silesian Industrial Region of Poland, is among the worst in Europe. In cooperation with Polish ...
By AioCare
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COVID-19 Forces Airports, Airlines and the Cruise Industry in Puerto Rico to Heighten Infection Control Initiatives
Last year, an estimated 3.7 million visitors came to Puerto Rico. Most of these people arrive on the islands via commercial airlines and cruise ships. The travel and tourism industries are a major source of revenue for the commonwealth, and has been for decades. Air and sea travel are also essential for residents of the islands to be able to travel for business, visit family and to take leisure ...
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Dieter Lutticken Award 2009 for development of in vitro bovine respiratory tract organ culture model
The Dieter Lütticken Award 2009, a prestigious international annual award dedicated to alternatives in animal testing for veterinary medicines, goes to Dr. A.W. (Dan) Tucker, senior lecturer in veterinary public health at the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom). He will receive the € 20,000 award, which is sponsored by Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health, for the development of ...
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Air Pollution Can Alter Effectiveness of Antibiotics
Researchers from the University of Leicester have for the first time discovered that bacteria that cause respiratory infections are directly affected by air pollution - increasing the potential for infection and changing the effectiveness of antibiotic treatment. The interdisciplinary study, which has been published in the journal Environmental Microbiology, has important implications for the ...
By Camfil Ltd
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Asthma Rates Increasing across the Mid-Atlantic Region
Recently, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced that an additional 4.3 million people were diagnosed with asthma between 2001 and 2009. These new figures bring the total number of asthma suffers in the United States to approximately 1 in 12 or 25 million people. "Despite the fact that outdoor air quality has improved, we've reduced two common asthma triggers - secondhand smoke ...
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Asthma Awareness Month in Puerto Rico and Identifying Environmental Asthma Triggers
In Puerto Rico and across the globe, the month of May is recognized as Asthma Awareness Month. People with asthma and organizations such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with other groups dedicated to asthma control and education, join together to increase awareness about the disease. Asthma is a chronic lung ...
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Fourteen days of poor air quality caused 4 000 extra healthcare visits in UK
Real time monitoring of public health during two periods of high air pollution in the UK showed that there were an estimated 3 500 extra healthcare visits for acute respiratory symptoms and approximately 500 for severe asthma during these spells in 2014. The results of this research are presented in a new study which demonstrates the value of such ‘syndromic surveillance’ systems for ...
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Pollen Allergies, Hay Fever & IAQ Discussed in New Online Video
Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of another online video to help educate the public about issues that may impact their health. The latest educational video discusses pollen allergies, hay fever and IAQ. Allergic rhinitis is an allergic inflammation of the nasal airways that occurs when an allergen, such as pollen, is inhaled by an individual ...
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Beyond Air Announces Positive Data for Inhaled Nitric Oxide (NO) to Treat COVID-19 with LungFit® PRO in a Poster Presentation at IDWeek 2022
Beyond Air, Inc. (NASDAQ: XAIR), a medical device and biopharmaceutical company focused on developing inhaled nitric oxide (NO) for the treatment of patients with respiratory conditions, including serious lung infections and pulmonary hypertension, and, through its affiliate Beyond Cancer, Ltd., ultra-high concentration nitric oxide (UNO) for the treatment of solid tumors, today announced ...
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Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month in Puerto Rico and Identifying Airborne Triggers, Irritants and Allergens
The month of May is recognized as Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month in Puerto Rico and across the globe. World Asthma Day also occurs in May on the 7th. These are important times of recognition as asthma is a chronic lung disease that has a major impact on the lives of many people who live in Puerto Rico. In fact, some reports have indicated that that up to 19% of the islands’ population ...
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E0467 “Same or Similar” Restrictions Eliminated by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Bothell, Washington - On May 29, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) updated its policy for HCPCS code E0467 (Multi-Function Ventilator) removing “same or similar” restrictions and paving the way for increased access to integrated respiratory care for ventilator users regardless of their device billing history. Previously, same or similar restrictions ...
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Prof. Krestin Joins Fluidda’S Board of Directors
INTRODUCTION Gabriel Krestin received his MD from the University of Cologne, Germany where he also specialized in radiology, in 1981 and his PhD (Habilitation) in 1989. From 1990–1997, he worked at the University Hospital in Zürich/CH, including a period as acting chairman of the Department of Radiology. In 1997 he moved to Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, Netherlands where he was the ...
By Fluidda
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