People who are vaccinated or who take Paxlovid during a Covid-19 infection have a lower risk of developing long Covid, new research shows. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines long Covid as new, returning or ongoing health issues more than four weeks after an initial infection. According to the CDC, 1 in 5 Covid-19 survivors ages 18 to 64 and 1 in 4 survivors 65 or older have an ongoing health issue that might be attributable to Covid-19 infection。 A study published Thursday in JAMA Internal Medicine analyzed data from 41 studies, including more 860,000 people around the world. Of the four studies with vaccination information of nearly 250,000 people, those who had been vaccinated against Covid-19 had almost half the risk of long Covid than people who weren’t vaccinated. “These findings are important because they enable us to better understand who may develop ...
The European Commission (EC) has approved a marketing authorisation for Chiesi Group’s triple combination asthma therapy Trimbow (beclometasone/formoterol/glycopyrronium). The marketing authorisation indicates Trimbow for use as a maintenance treatment for adult asthma patients, whose condition is not adequately controlled with a combination of long-acting beta2-agonist (LABA) and medium dose of inhaled corticosteroid (ICS). Patients must have also experienced one or more asthma exacerbations in the previous year. Chiesi’s triple asthma therapy has been shown to reduce exacerbations and improve lung function in patients with uncontrolled asthma, compared to ICS/LABA. Both the CHMP’s recommendation and the EC’s approval are based on efficacy and safety data from four clinical studies, involving almost 3,000 patients. “This is the first step towards taking our triple therapy for moderate to severe COPD patients and providing the same treatment option for appropriate asthma patients,” said Alessandro Chiesi, chief commercial officer of Chiesi Group. “The European Commission’ ...
Researchers in Canada have conducted a study suggesting that novel Cannabis sativaextracts may decrease levels of the host cell receptor that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) uses to gain viral entry to target tissues. SARS-CoV-2 is the agent responsible for the current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that continues to sweep the globe threatening public health and the worldwide economy. The team – from the University of Lethbridge and Pathway Rx Inc., Lethbridge – developed hundreds of new C. sativa cultivars and tested 23 extracts in artificial 3D human models of the oral, airway and intestinal tissues. As recently reported in the journal Aging, 13 of the extracts downregulated expression of the SARS-CoV-2 host cell receptor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2). “The observed down-regulation of ACE2 gene expression by several tested extracts of new C. sativa cultivars is a novel and crucial finding,” say the researchers. “While our most effective extracts require further large-scale validation, ...
Pulse oximetry is a non-invasive, painless procedure to measure the saturation of oxygen in the blood. In simple words, it tells you how much oxygen is present in the red blood cells. A pulse oximeter is a device which measures the same by drawing a photoplethysmogram. It emits light beams into the skin that get reflected by the oxygen molecules in the blood. It becomes a necessary tool when dealing with patients suffering from respiratory illnesses like asthma, COPD, etc. and also critical illnesses and emergency cases that require monitoring of blood oxygen levels. Ddu (Drugdu.com) has high-grade pulse oximeters on its platform, among which the CONTEC CMS50D Color OLED Display Fingertip Pulse Oximeter is a good quality device. This pulse oximeter is manufactured by the reputed, Qinhuangdao Contec Medical Systems Co., Ltd. It is CE and FDA certified, has a warranty of 1 year and can be purchased in ...
Ultrasonic nebulizers deliver liquid type medicines to patients with high frequency. On applying high frequency, the liquid drug will turn into a mist which would be inhaled by the patient via a mouthpiece or mask.
According to the World Health Organization, more than half (54%) of the world's 56.4 million deaths in 2015 were caused by ten major health issues including heart disease, accidents and cardiovascular-cerebrovascular diseases.
Ozone therapy is widely used as a branch of alternative medicine to treat a range of diseases including asthma, non-healing wounds, ailments of muscles and joints, complications of diabetes, COPD, and a host of infectious diseases. Ozone therapists use ozone generators in their clinical set-ups to administer this therapy to patients.
Pulse Oximetry is a non-invasive technique to measure the oxygen saturation in a person’s blood. Put simply, it tells you whether your heart is pumping enough oxygen to all parts of your body. A pulse oximeter is designed to be clasped to a peripheral organ like the earlobe, toe or finger, but is most commonly used on the fingers.
Physical therapy rehabilitation includes a number of treatments applied to people suffering from any kind of injury or pain. Physical therapists use various kinds of equipment to rehabilitate patients to carry out normal movements and functions with their limbs and other body parts.
Findings from a new study revealed that e-cigarette vapor is responsible for the development of inflammatory mediators in the lungs and also for the hampering of chief disease-fighting cells.
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