A task force of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS) have released a statement on severe asthma exacerbations in adult patients. The statement includes a definition of severe exacerbations, data regarding available and emerging therapies to prevent exacerbations, and priorities for future research. The full statement [...]
Many of us dealt with bullies growing up. My own experience with bullying started in first grade when the class bully pushed me into a ditch on my walk home. Thankfully, my protective older brother came to the rescue and confronted him. Unfortunately, bullying doesn’t always stop once we become adults. And whether it’s a [...]
KEY POINTS Rabobank said in a report it expects China’s pork production to fall by 10% to 15% in 2020, on top of a 25% drop in 2019. The country’s pig herd fell by half in the first eight months of 2019, and will likely shrink by 55% by year end, it said. China’s total consumption [...]
Measured rollout will tap the drug’s promise while navigating its complex REMS program Cleveland Clinic will begin offering brexanolone, the first medication to treat moderate to severe postpartum depression, via a pilot program at one of its regional hospitals soon after the drug’s launch, which is expected in late June. The fast-acting neurosteroid, which received FDA [...]
As has been the trend over the last several weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed a handful of new Ebola cases today in the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC’s) North and South Kivu and Ituri provinces. Three new cases were recorded today on the WHO’s Ebola dashboard, lifting the [...]
Researchers have developed a clinical prediction tool to estimate the probability of third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), and multidrug-resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa occurring in hospitalized adult patients with confirmed community- and hospital-acquired gram-negative infections, according to study results published in BMC Infectious Diseases. Moreover, this prediction tool can be used as a user-friendly clinical instrument for use at the bedside. [...]
Asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS)-;sinus inflammation that lasts for at least three months-;are serious and costly diseases, and both are on the rise. According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, CRS affects up to 16 percent of the U.S. adult population and eats up a staggering 5 percent of the country’s health [...]
New Delhi, Sep 24 (PTI) Staying indoors to avoid toxic outdoor air in the national capital may not serve the purpose anymore as pollutants have now entered homes. A new study has revealed that air inside homes in Delhi have become unsafe with high levels of pollutants found in it, despite keeping doors shut. “Houses [...]
I speak with Associate Professor at University of Colorado on the role of a RD with respect to Food allergies and eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) along with some fascinating research on the aforementioned topics. Credit: Pixabay Listen here… The post Podcast S03e08 – Interview with Dr. Carina Venter on Food allergies and eosinophilic esophagitis appeared [...]
For the last 60 million years, fungus-growing ants have farmed fungi for food. In their cultivation of those fungi, they’ve successfully relied on bacteria-produced antimicrobial ingredients to protect their crops from other species of parasitic fungi. Now, researchers reporting in the journal Trends in Ecology & Evolution say they are looking to these ants to find new [...]
