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Apple 'not told' about UK's latest app plans.

Apple says it did not know the UK was working on a "hybrid" version of the NHS coronavirus contact-tracing app using tech it developed with Google. The firm...

Apple says it did not know the UK was working on a "hybrid" version of the NHS c...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Respiratory nurse coming on Monday

The nurse wants to check my oxygen levels with the blood test from my ear, am a bit worried as i have been shielding for 12 weeks,she has said they will be...

The nurse wants to check my oxygen levels with the blood test from my ear, am a ...

Millie1965

•4 years ago

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Alpacas Could be the Secret Weapon Against COVID-19.

Alpacas Big Boy, Blue Eyes and Emperor may hold the key to combating COVID-19. Their antibodies could offer a defense against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes...

Alpacas Big Boy, Blue Eyes and Emperor may hold the key to combating COVID-19. T...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Repurposed drug shows promise for treating COVID-19 inflammation.

Yale clinicians report promising results after treating COVID-19 patients at Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) with a drug that reduces hyperinflammation in...

Yale clinicians report promising results after treating COVID-19 patients at Yal...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Going into hospital

I have to go to the hospital next week for a biopsy, very scared as havent been out for 3 months. I cannot wear a mask because of breathing difficulties. Any...

I have to go to the hospital next week for a biopsy, very scared as havent been ...

Suzie42

•4 years ago

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Sleeping for England

Hi all fellow lungys, since being diagnosed with advanced interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, back in January, I have had to have my oxygen levels readjusted, so...

Hi all fellow lungys, since being diagnosed with advanced interstitial pulmonary...

Oldspark

•4 years ago

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Coronavirus a wear

I ave been sooo careful in lockdown kept to all the rules one trip every 2 weeks to Waitrose at 7am mask glasses and smothered in bacteria gel Walks in the...

I ave been sooo careful in lockdown kept to all the rules one trip every 2 weeks...

christina1947

•4 years ago

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Stopped Progression of CHP without steroids.

Stopped Progression of CHP without steroids. Disease Detection It started with bit discomfort in chest once started Gym in March 2017. GP/Specialist suspected...

Stopped Progression of CHP without steroids. Disease Detection It started with b...

hsoni30

•4 years ago

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Nothing changes....

I have been greatly enjoying the Just William stories , as recommended by Hanne62. This one entitled ' The May Dance ' made me laugh out loud. William was...

I have been greatly enjoying the Just William stories , as recommended by Hanne6...

Angelagone

•4 years ago

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Primrose123

I have been prescribed Beclometasone 50 micrograms nasal spray 2 puffs twice a day, I am also on FOSTAIRNEXThaler 100, I find since starting the nasal spray...

I have been prescribed Beclometasone 50 micrograms nasal spray 2 puffs twice a d...

primrose123

•4 years ago

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Mayo finds convalescent plasma safe for diverse patients with COVID-19.

Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators have found investigational convalescent plasma to be safe following transfusion in a diverse group of 20,000...

Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators have found investigational convalescen...

2greys

•4 years ago

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A poem for our times

The British by Benjamin Zephaniah (serves 60 million) Take some Picts, Celts and Silures And let them settle, Then overrun them with Roman conquerors. Remove...

The British by Benjamin Zephaniah (serves 60 million) Take some Picts, Celts and...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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Virus already in Italy by December, waste water study finds.

Rome (AFP) – The coronavirus was already present in two large cities in northern Italy in December, over two months before the first case was detected, a...

Rome (AFP) – The coronavirus was already present in two large cities in northern...

2greys

•4 years ago

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A cannibal joke to help brighten up a wet and miserable day.

Please feel free to groan.......

sufferer2

•4 years ago

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Changeover

Thank you everyone for your replies. The pharmacist is ringing back in a couple of weeks & I'll give him my answer then. I'll let you know what I decide as...

Thank you everyone for your replies. The pharmacist is ringing back in a couple ...

Masteryoda

•4 years ago

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Treatment access

My son is on his third course of Cipro which he doesn’t seem to be responding to. Our consultant spoke about a nebulised antibiotic to keep the Pseudomonas...

My son is on his third course of Cipro which he doesn’t seem to be responding to...

Chimai

•4 years ago

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High cortisol levels associated with greater risk of death from COVID-19.

COVID-19 patients with very high levels of the stress hormone cortisol in their blood are more likely to deteriorate quickly and die, say researchers. The...

COVID-19 patients with very high levels of the stress hormone cortisol in their ...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Oxygen therapy and sun cream

Any ideas on sun creams to use whilst on oxygen therapy pls ?

Nannykarr

•4 years ago

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Change over

Thanks for your replies everyone. My worry is it not clotting as quickly. Guess I've still got some thinking to do.

Thanks for your replies everyone. My worry is it not clotting as quickly. Guess...

Masteryoda

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Change over

Hi everyone, I have been contacted by the pharmacist @ my doctors practice with view to changing from warfarin to apixaban. Anyone done this & your thoughts...

Hi everyone, I have been contacted by the pharmacist @ my doctors practice with...

Masteryoda

•4 years ago

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Household secondary attack rate of COVID-19 and associated determinants in Guangzhou, China: a retrospective cohort study.

As of June 8, 2020, the global reported number of COVID-19 cases had reached more than 7 million with over 400 000 deaths. The household transmissibility of...

As of June 8, 2020, the global reported number of COVID-19 cases had reached mor...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Flares of COPD /chronic bronchitis

Hi , last year a CAT scan showed chronic bronchitis - signs of COPD. It made sense - getting shortness of breath/ used to smoke. But over the last 4 or 5 years...

Hi , last year a CAT scan showed chronic bronchitis - signs of COPD. It made sen...

Thinkhealthy

•4 years ago

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UK public health bodies reviewing vitamin D's effects on coronavirus.

Public health officials are urgently reviewing the potential ability of vitamin D to reduce the risk of coronavirus. It comes amid growing concern over the...

Public health officials are urgently reviewing the potential ability of vitamin ...

2greys

•4 years ago

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Masks and Summer Heat: Expert Tips.

https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200617/masks-and-summer-heat-expert-tips#1

2greys

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Been in hospital

I was rushed in last thursday and out yesterday. I had gone off my food and just wasnt coping which I put down to isolation etc.However,a blood test showed up...

I was rushed in last thursday and out yesterday. I had gone off my food and just...

Aingeful

•4 years ago

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Red tide copd

My oldest daughter is in the hospital with double pneumonia I have copd. Can I safely go in the hospital to visit. This corona virus scares me

My oldest daughter is in the hospital with double pneumonia I have copd. Can I s...

Seay611

•4 years ago

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Pleural effusion

Hi I'm andy I'm 46 about 2 or 3 months ago I was struggling with my breathing and had chest pains and went up into my left shoulder and my pulse rate was...

Hi I'm andy I'm 46 about 2 or 3 months ago I was struggling with my breathing an...

Hidden

•4 years ago

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red tide and copd

I was diagnosed with copd in 2017. I had quit smoking 35 years ago. I had never even had a cold in my lungs ever. The only thing I can think of was I went...

I was diagnosed with copd in 2017. I had quit smoking 35 years ago. I had never ...

Seay611

•4 years ago

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Breathlessness

I often get a feeling that is like I cant get a deep breath. I have had a lung function test and chest x ray and everything came back as normal. It can come...

I often get a feeling that is like I cant get a deep breath. I have had a lung f...

SGA2323

•4 years ago

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Two Clinical Trials Use Low-DoseRadiation to Treat COVID-19 Infections.

Previous studies have shown that low-dose, whole-lung radiation in the form of X-rays can effectively treat severe pneumonia with minimal side effects. Two...

Previous studies have shown that low-dose, whole-lung radiation in the form of X...

2greys

•4 years ago

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All posts for June 2020

Apple 'not told' about UK's latest app plans.

Respiratory nurse coming on Monday

Alpacas Could be the Secret Weapon Against COVID-19.

Repurposed drug shows promise for treating COVID-19 inflammation.

Going into hospital

Sleeping for England

Coronavirus a wear

Stopped Progression of CHP without steroids.

Nothing changes....

Primrose123

Mayo finds convalescent plasma safe for diverse patients with COVID-19.

A poem for our times

Virus already in Italy by December, waste water study finds.

A cannibal joke to help brighten up a wet and miserable day.

Changeover

Treatment access

High cortisol levels associated with greater risk of death from COVID-19.

Oxygen therapy and sun cream

Change over

Change over

Household secondary attack rate of COVID-19 and associated determinants in Guangzhou, China: a retrospective cohort study.

Flares of COPD /chronic bronchitis

UK public health bodies reviewing vitamin D's effects on coronavirus.

Masks and Summer Heat: Expert Tips.

Been in hospital

Red tide copd

Pleural effusion

red tide and copd

Breathlessness

Two Clinical Trials Use Low-DoseRadiation to Treat COVID-19 Infections.

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