TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) – It’s a common disease carried in the dirt and dust through the Southwest. In fact, you may catch it and never even know it. Valley Fever, or coccidioidomycosis, is an infection of the lungs caused by a fungus that grows in the soil in Arizona, the southern and central portions [...]
The infection is tough to diagnose, leading to an undercount of cases and delayed treatment By Kaitlin Washburn @kwashy12 CENTRAL VALLEY – Dr. Royce Johnson is one of the go-to doctors for valley fever. He has been treating people with the infection, which can be fatal and is endemic to the Central Valley, for decades. As [...]
A sleep expert weighs in You stayed up a wee bit too late (again) binge watching Game of Thrones. Or perhaps your 18-month-old was crying at 2 a.m. — and again at 3:45 a.m. Whatever the reason, there are times when hitting that snooze button is awfully tempting! But according to Reena Mehra, MD, MS, Director [...]
A study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet shows that a treatment adjustment algorithm based on lung function and symptoms in a mobile phone can be an efficient tool in managing uncontrolled asthma. For fuss-free measuring of lung function, the phone connects to a wireless spirometer and the app can register respiratory symptoms and provide visual [...]
A comparison of N95 respirators and medical masks for the prevention of influenza demonstrated no significant difference in the incidence of laboratory-confirmed influenza among health care workers in outpatient settings, according to findings from The Respiratory Protection Effectiveness Clinical Trial (ResPECT). Although many facilities use N95 respirators and medical masks to protect health care workers [...]
Research published in Cell on 29th August by the groups of Filipe Cabreiro from the MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences and Imperial College and Christoph Kaleta from Kiel University in Germany has demonstrated that diet can alter the effectiveness of a type-2 diabetes drug via its action on gut bacteria. Bacteria that reside in our [...]
Highlights • Multi-entry indoor VOCs survey in 251 Chinese residences • Significant higher VOC concentration in summer than in winter was observed. • Higher VOC concentration in northern China due to central heating and ventilation behavior • Aldehydes due to Chinese cooking are likely to be the characteristic VOCs of Chinese [...]
Glutathione is an antioxidant that occurs naturally in the cells of the body. It is also present in some foods. Recently, glutathione has been gaining popularity due to its alleged health benefits. As an antioxidant, glutathione helps neutralize free radicals and reduce oxidative stress that can damage the body’s cells. Unlike most antioxidants, which come from plant sources, [...]
The short answer from a dermatologist Q: I have a surgical scar. Will anything make it less visible? A: I always tell my patients, a scar is a scar and will always be a scar. We can do procedures to make scars less visible, but afterward you’ll still have a scar. If patients opt for scar revision surgery, we [...]
Host–microbiota interactions Commensal microbes and their multicellular eukaryotic hosts constitute a highly integrated system—termed the holobiont [1]—which undergoes dynamic changes through time as it integrates and responds to signals from the environment. Dwelling at the interface between host epithelia and the external environment, commensal microbes actively modulate development, nutrient absorption, and disease onset in the [...]
