Getting Kids Out in Nature Boosts Lung Health, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Living next to nature may improve the function of little lungs.Researchers studying kids’ exposure to green space found that those who had vegetation near their homes in the first 10 years of life performed…
Learn MoreUnos factores del vecindario podrían aumentar el riesgo de asma de un niño
LUNES, 25 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Se sabe que los niños de los barrios marginados tienen un riesgo más alto de sufrir un asma sin controlar. Ahora, una nueva investigación sugiere que el crimen violento y el bajo rendimiento escolar podrí…
Learn MoreNeighborhood Factors Could Raise Your Child’s Odds for Asthma
MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Inner-city kids are known to be at greater risk for uncontrolled asthma. Now, new research suggests that violent crime and poor school achievement may be two reasons why.“Experiencing violent crime can result …
Learn MoreCommon Lung Function Test Often Misses Emphysema in Black Patients
WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The most common test of lung function, spirometry, probably is not detecting signs of emphysema in some people with the lung ailment, a new study says.In particular, Black men are at greater risk of sufferi…
Learn MoreEmphysema Identified in Adults With Normal Spirometry
TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Emphysema can be present when spirometry findings are normal, especially among Black men, according to a study published online July 19 in Annals of Internal Medicine.Gabrielle Y. Liu, M.D., from the Northwes…
Learn MoreOccult Hypoxemia More Likely Among Black Inpatients
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among medical or surgical inpatients in general care, Black patients are more likely to have occult hypoxemia than White patients, according to a study published online July 6 in The BMJ.Valeria S.M. Valbuena,…
Learn MoreExtreme Heat, Air Pollution Tied to Higher Mortality Risk
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Short-term exposures to extreme heat and air pollution are individually associated with an increased risk for mortality, with an even greater impact seen with coexposure, according to a study published onli…
Learn MoreLas temperaturas altas y el esmog intenso son una combinación letal, según un estudio
MARTES, 5 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El calor, en conjunto con el esmog, pueden ser una combinación particularmente letal, sobre todo para los adultos mayores, encuentra un nuevo estudio.Lamentablemente, tanto las temperaturas como la contam…
Learn MoreHigh Heat, Heavy Smog a Deadly Combo: Study
TUESDAY, July 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Heat coupled with smog can be a particularly lethal mix, especially for older adults, a new study finds.Unfortunately, both hot temperatures and air pollution are going to increase as the planet warms, and so …
Learn MoreWhooping Cough (Pertussis)
Whooping cough (pertussis) is a disease that should be rare by now. We’ve had an effective vaccine against whooping cough for decades, but the illness continues to thrive. An unusual whooping cough outbreak in California in 2010, for example, sickened…
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