Viral co-infections appear to impact clinical outcomes Viral co-infections infections are about six times more common in children than adults and changes clinical outcomes, a new study finds. Investigating five years of respiratory virus infections, the Cleveland Clinic research team, led by pediatric infectious disease specialist Frank Esper, MD, examined all co-infection pairings to determine if [...]
Cheese has gotten a bad rap for a LONG time. When dogmatic beliefs meets the evidence about cheese, however, the bad rap may not be deserved. Can aged cheese, then, actually be GOOD for you? Is cheese bad for you? Controversial! Let’s explore a little of that controversy and history of this savory snack. CC0 [...]
Understanding the role of sugar in young diets Sweet treats. It’s tempting for parents to reward good behavior with them. And for grandparents to use sweets to see little faces light up. Is sugar really that bad for your kids? What’s wrong with using M&Ms for potty training — or keeping kids occupied with treats while [...]
It always amazes me how much work it takes to simply maintain my health – and each year past 40 it seems to get harder. So, I’ve made some changes over the past few years to my diet, especially my workweek meals. They’re small changes, but since I’ve been consistent (for the most part), they’ve [...]
The ragweed is a plant belonging to the genus Ambrosia, a flowering plant from North America that is now invasive in many areas of the world. Ragweed plants occur in several different types and grow in a variety of regions. However, all of them produce the fine powdery pollen which causes hay fever. There are 22 [...]
—Even high-income countries are found lacking and score only in the average range of preparedness A new Global Health Security Index released today, the first comprehensive assessment and benchmarking of health security and related capabilities across 195 countries, suggests that not a single country in the world is fully prepared to handle an epidemic or [...]
Abstract Objective To assess whether severe psychiatric reactions to trauma and other adversities are associated with subsequent risk of life threatening infections. Design Population and sibling matched cohort study. Setting Swedish population. Participants 144 919 individuals with stress related disorders (post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), acute stress reaction, adjustment disorder, and other stress reactions) identified from 1987 to 2013 compared with [...]
Your child is no doubt eager to scare up a memorable Halloween costume and go trick-or-treating. Unfortunately, Halloween can be hazardous for kids – and grown-ups, too – who are at risk for an asthma flare-up or anaphylaxis, a life-threatening allergic reaction. Food Allergies Photo Via Maxpixel by Creative Commons Zero – CC0 Read more… [...]
Although regular exercise improves asthma control in adults as measured by the Asthma Control Test (ACT), it has little effect on peak expiratory flow (PEF) variability, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. The Regular Exercise and Asthma Control Trial was a randomized, controlled trial designed to test the hypothesis that asthma control in adults would be [...]
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Taking blood pressure medications at bedtime rather than in the morning nearly halves the risk of dying from a heart attack, stroke or heart failure, a large, new study finds. Researchers in Spain followed more than 19,000 adults with high blood pressure. They found that people who took all their blood pressure meds at night had lower [...]
