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Walking

Hi hope you are all staying safe. Have been shielding now for last ten weeks only been in garden but mum thinks we all need to go for a walk in evening when...

Hi hope you are all staying safe. Have been shielding now for last ten weeks onl...

Pokermon

•4 years ago

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Cellulitis Help

Hubby has another bout of both ankle cellulitis but this one taking ages to heal. It’s affecting his mental health. GP is difficult to get an appointment...

Hubby has another bout of both ankle cellulitis but this one taking ages to heal...

BronchBaby1987

•4 years ago

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Pulled lung muscles

Hi, Last night I started getting pain around my left lung and a call with the doctor today suggested I may have pulled muscles in the area. Sometimes I feel...

Hi, Last night I started getting pain around my left lung and a call with the d...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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DMSO advice wanted please

Can anyone please advise me how to nebulise DMSO as I have inflammation of my lungs. Thanks Francis

Can anyone please advise me how to nebulise DMSO as I have inflammation of my lu...

FT_IN_UK

•4 years ago

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Testing suggests 3% of NHS hospital staff may be unknowingly infected with coronavirus.

Patients admitted to NHS hospitals are now routinely screened for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and isolated if necessary. But NHS workers, including patient-facing...

Patients admitted to NHS hospitals are now routinely screened for the SARS-CoV-2...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Lung transplants

As anyone ad any lung transplants done. While all this coronavirus is going on and what hospital are you at.im at wythenshawe x thanks cheryl x

As anyone ad any lung transplants done. While all this coronavirus is going on a...

skylas

•4 years ago

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Scam emails.

Just wondering if anyone is getting what are obviously Scam emails ? So far I’ve had TV Licence saying they couldn’t collect my DD - as I’m 78 I don’t pay at...

Just wondering if anyone is getting what are obviously Scam emails ? So far I’ve...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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service for a sequal eclipse 5 condenser

I'm a new member. Hi to all. I have my own oxygen condenser, a sequal eclipse 5. I don't know how to find someone to service it. I live in Essex. If...

I'm a new member. Hi to all. I have my own oxygen condenser, a sequal eclips...

wheezingwarren

•4 years ago

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Suffocating

I used a face mask last Friday and could not breathe and had to keep pulling the mask down to get some air. Does anyone else have this problem? Is there a...

I used a face mask last Friday and could not breathe and had to keep pulling the...

annieloe2

•4 years ago

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Latest visit to pulmonologist

Second visit to my new pulmonologist to review CT scan (which showed Centribolular emphysema but not a vast difference from the last one) 8 years ago. The...

Second visit to my new pulmonologist to review CT scan (which showed Centribolul...

CyprusPat

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Too little sleep can mean more asthma attacks in adults.

A good night’s sleep is crucial to good health. A new article in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of...

A good night’s sleep is crucial to good health. A new article in Annals of Aller...

2greys

•4 years ago

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UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO scientists discover new targets for preventing damage from viral infections.

When the body faces stressful conditions such as high temperatures or lack of nutrients, cells produce the same large structures they make to combat virus...

When the body faces stressful conditions such as high temperatures or lack of nu...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Exploring why some COVID-19 patients lose their sense of smell.

Doctors have reported that partial or total loss of the sense of smell is often an early symptom of infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19....

Doctors have reported that partial or total loss of the sense of smell is often ...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Samples from healthcare workers could reveal those most at risk from coronavirus.

A group of researchers we fund have set-up a clinical study of NHS healthcare workers to better understand the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19), and why some...

A group of researchers we fund have set-up a clinical study of NHS healthcare wo...

2greys

•4 years ago

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My posts

Hi can anyone tell me how to find my previous posts ,thank you

Alice70

•4 years ago

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New AI diagnostic can predict COVID-19 without testing.

Researchers at King’s College London, Massachusetts General Hospital and health science company ZOE have developed an artificial intelligence diagnostic that...

Researchers at King’s College London, Massachusetts General Hospital and health ...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Lung abscess

Hi just wondering if anyone has any experience of lung abscess’ please. My son is 13, had pneumonia and lung abscess February his 4th X-ray a few days ago has...

Hi just wondering if anyone has any experience of lung abscess’ please. My son i...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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IPF drugs

Which drug is best tolerated for IPF, Pirfenidone or Nintedanib ? Any comments or personal experiences?

Which drug is best tolerated for IPF, Pirfenidone or Nintedanib ? Any comments o...

1l0vecrumble

•4 years ago

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Now for some good news. Morrisons cuts petrol price to below £1 a litre.

Morrisons has become the first major retailer to cut the price of petrol to below the £1 per litre threshold at all of its forecourts across the UK. The move...

Morrisons has become the first major retailer to cut the price of petrol to belo...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Some COVID-19 patients need rehab to walk, talk and problem-solve.

In front of enormous windows overlooking Lake Michigan, Gordon Quinn sat at a small white table at a rehabilitation hospital facing speech language pathologist...

In front of enormous windows overlooking Lake Michigan, Gordon Quinn sat at a sm...

2greys

•4 years ago

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The UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy.

The document is a PDF file....

2greys

•4 years ago

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Just awwwww 💜💜💜💜

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Blackbird6

•4 years ago

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Care-worker death rate twice that of health workers.

Of the 2,494 deaths analysed, 131 were care workers - 86 female and 45 male. But because many more social care workers are female, this equates to a death...

Of the 2,494 deaths analysed, 131 were care workers - 86 female and 45 male. Bu...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Unknown

Nobody has a crystal ball may be a young lung suffere but it seems crystal clear that there are a lot of folk out there with no common sence and that was clear...

Nobody has a crystal ball may be a young lung suffere but it seems crystal clear...

Pokermon

•4 years ago

19 Replies

What about people who are shielding?

As it was said in Boris Johnson's statement last night, what about people who are shielding? Are we allowed to go out for exercise from Wednesday? My shielding...

As it was said in Boris Johnson's statement last night, what about people who ar...

LawH1512

•4 years ago

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x ray results

Hello I just got the results from the sputum and x ray I had last week, both came back clear, I at a loss as what to do, I still have problems breathing but...

Hello I just got the results from the sputum and x ray I had last week, both cam...

Phronsias2

•4 years ago

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Men's blood contains greater concentrations of enzyme that helps COVID-19 infect cells.

Evidence from a large study of several thousand patients shows that men have higher concentrations of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in their blood...

Evidence from a large study of several thousand patients shows that men have hig...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Clarification

For those who missed Boris's speech!!🤔

Aingeful

•4 years ago

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What is going to happen with the volunteers.

So Bojo said everyone should go to work tomorrow, fair enough. So what is going to happen to the volunteers if they return to work? I know I am not alone with...

So Bojo said everyone should go to work tomorrow, fair enough. So what is going ...

2greys

•4 years ago

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With apologies to Jenny Joseph..my take on when I am old I shall wear purple

Now I am old I can wear purple pyjama s and a red dressing gown-cos I'm in lockdown. I spend my money on the internet on solar lights and brandy. But I...

Now I am old I can wear purple pyjama s and a red dressing gown-cos I'm in loc...

ledge

•4 years ago

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Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for May 2020

Walking

Cellulitis Help

Pulled lung muscles

DMSO advice wanted please

Testing suggests 3% of NHS hospital staff may be unknowingly infected with coronavirus.

Lung transplants

Scam emails.

service for a sequal eclipse 5 condenser

Suffocating

Latest visit to pulmonologist

Too little sleep can mean more asthma attacks in adults.

UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO scientists discover new targets for preventing damage from viral infections.

Exploring why some COVID-19 patients lose their sense of smell.

Samples from healthcare workers could reveal those most at risk from coronavirus.

My posts

New AI diagnostic can predict COVID-19 without testing.

Lung abscess

IPF drugs

Now for some good news. Morrisons cuts petrol price to below £1 a litre.

Some COVID-19 patients need rehab to walk, talk and problem-solve.

The UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy.

Just awwwww 💜💜💜💜

Care-worker death rate twice that of health workers.

Unknown

What about people who are shielding?

x ray results

Men's blood contains greater concentrations of enzyme that helps COVID-19 infect cells.

Clarification

What is going to happen with the volunteers.

With apologies to Jenny Joseph..my take on when I am old I shall wear purple

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