NB.1.8.1 "Nimbus" is growing, known as "razor blade throat". W.H.O. says it is a variant to monitor, as it is expected to take over soon as #1 strain infecting folks in U.S.A. Link is to COVID wastewater map (pictured), additional resources.
#CovidIsNotOver #SummerSurge #hospitalized #proper #respirator #face #shield #mask #asymptomatic #carrier #razor #blade #cough #COVID = #AirBorne #MaskUp #LongCOVID is #number #one #illness in #children #surpassing #asthma https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/covid-19-wastewater-surveillance
#asthma
#Feinstaub aus #Waldbrandrauch kann noch bis zu drei Monate nach dem #Feuer ernsthafte #Herz- und #Lungenerkrankungen auslösen.
Eine neue Studie zeigt erhöhte Risiken für #Bluthochdruck, #Asthma und #Herzkrankheiten, selbst bei kurzen Bränden. Die Autoren fordern bessere Strategien im Umgang mit #Waldbränden, da traditionelle Maßnahmen den gesundheitlichen Risiken nicht gerecht werden.
#Luftqualität #Gesundheitsrisiko #Klimafolgen #PM25 #Luftverschmutzung
But you can get non-OEM ones for a third of the price!!
BUT are they as good? you might ask. (I sure do!)
So I ordered one of each. I plan to use them both up then dissect them to compare the filing & innards. 🔎
On visual inspection they look identical.
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We have an upstairs Levoit HEPA air filter going all day, it's near the #guineapigs cage & helps keep odors & allergies down.
I love this thing. If the power flickers & I forget to turn it back on, the air quality noticeably dips. It's super quiet.
So I ordered a 2nd (black) one for the downstairs family room.
We now have 2 kids with #asthma & seasonal #allergies are going nuts.
The big problem, is the filters are *crazy* expensive.
$46 for one!!
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Thank you.❤️
For many it isn't so bad -- on the surface. Wildfire smoke has a lot of nasty stuff in it in addition to the fine particulates that silt up the lungs, but people with healthy lungs may not be noticeably impacted for a long time.
For me, I had well-controlled #asthma until the 2021 wildfires and every summer since has been pure hell.
I wear an #ElastomericRespirator outdoors and do my best to kludge together powered filters for the windows.
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Asthma patients line up at Hyderabad's Exhibition Grounds to take 'fish prasadam' #Asthma #HyderabadsExhibitionGrounds #socialnewsxyz
#Melder: Internationale #Studie: #Asthma-Medikament hilft bei #seltener neurologischer #Erkrankung
https://www.l-iz.de/melder/wortmelder/2025/06/internationale-studie-asthma-medikament-hilft-bei-seltener-neurologischer-erkrankung-626328
#Halle #MLU #Neurologie
This is amazing because I never ever see anyone talk about the clinical benefits of acceptance and commitment therapy. All I ever see is that CBT cures all problems and everyone should do it, which is ridiculous.
I didn’t read this whole thing, but I suspect that parents accepting their child’s diagnosis and figuring out how to help them live the best life they can with the health that they have would keep them from triggering asthma attacks that they can prevent. If you’re not constantly trying to push yourself because you refuse to accept limitations that really helps. Weird, huh?
I don’t understand why this wouldn’t be the way to go. Let’s see, should I accept my condition and commit to living my best life anyway or should I constantly trying to gaslight myself into thinking that everything is great despite the fact that it’s not? Toxic positivity or accommodations and reality? Weird how acceptance and commitment works better than toxic positivity. I’m so happy they did a study about this lol
“Acceptance and Commitment Therapy–Based Parenting Program in Children With Co-Occurring Asthma and ADHD
A Randomized Clinical Trial”
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2834331
Wildfire smoke has arrived in force here.
Asthma level = concerning but not critical
Wearing a mask indoors, even with air conditioning and air purifiers.
Hope everyone affected can stay safe.
This is infuriating that an asthmatic died bc of inhaler costs.
Protip, keep an emergency baggie of mullein leaf around. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbascum_thapsus)
If you don't have your inhaler, make a "joint" from the mullein & smoke it. It will burn & you will cough, but it opens up your lungs fast & could save your life.
From CBS News.com: Asthma sufferers could be at greater risk if Trump cuts health program
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/asthma-health-program-trump-cuts/
When 22-year-old Cole went to refill his #asthma medication, he saw a #shocking #price. The #inhaler that once cost <$70 suddenly cost >$500. [He] didn’t have an extra $500 to buy it. 5 days later, he #died after a severe asthma attack. #profit-driven #execution #UnitedHealth https://tinyurl.com/mr4bvkae
Dr. Rachel Strykowski, a #pulmonologist, said the poor #AirQuality increases #respiratory symptoms aggravated by the dirty #air. Typical symptoms include increase in shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing, & flares of underlying #disease such as #COPD & #asthma.
The fine particulate matter from the #wildfire #smoke triggers more inflammation in patients’ airways, aggravating underlying #medical conditions.
#ClimateCrisis #Climate #air #pollution #PublicHealth #wildlife #RespiratoryIllnesses
Trying to decide whether or not to go for a walk.
I have three types of #asthma and scarred lungs and trachea. But I also have chronic pain that is best treated by regular exercise.
I hate this calculus. #Wildfires
Auf meiner Pendelstrecke fährt jetzt ein #Elektrobus - was bisher keiner erwähnt hat: die Luft im Fahrzeuginneren ist viel besser als in dem alten Dieselhobel davor!
Ich hoffe, die Strecke behält den E!
#Asthma #öpnv
https://www.alojapan.com/1289733/japanese-study-shows-c-sections-do-not-raise-allergy-risk-in-children/ Japanese study shows c-sections do not raise allergy risk in children #AllergicRhinitis #Allergy #asthma #bacteria #CesareanSection #children #Conjunctivitis #contamination #Eczema #food #FoodAllergy #genetic #ImmuneSystem #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #Microbiome #news #research #Rhinitis New research out of Japan challenges global assumptions that children born by cesarean section are more likely to develop allergies than those…
Current AQI, where I live: PM2.5 = 77, Ozone = 55...which is the Yellow zone. Better than other parts of the country. Still:
As one of those people who are "unusually sensitive" to drops in air quality (I have asthma), I have had to nebulize (not just use a rescue inhaler) both yesterday and today.
[Poor air quality also limits what I can do and where I can go.]
Still better than last year's wildfire smoke, when I also had to wear a mask at home even using air purifiers.
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