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Face masks

Hi everyone I'm new to this and I have 1 question. Do we have to wear face masks even if you have moderate Copd? Any help would be great. I find it very...

Hi everyone I'm new to this and I have 1 question. Do we have to wear face masks...

covo49

•4 years ago

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Does your homemade mask work?

https://theconversation.com/does-your-homemade-mask-work-142675 Also includes the video: Bill Nye "The Science Guy" is fired up about masks, shown in his...

https://theconversation.com/does-your-homemade-mask-work-142675 Also includes th...

2greys

•4 years ago

2 Replies

Getting Fed up.. with my Bronchiectasis..

Newly joined Group - totally frustrated with my Bronchiectasis.. Lung fluid high, takes an hour each morning to get rid of most of it and often same in...

Newly joined Group - totally frustrated with my Bronchiectasis.. Lung fluid hig...

Kiwib

•4 years ago

7 Replies

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Desperately Needing your advice. Please help if you can..

Hello, Sir/Mam, If you would be so kind..If you know any treatment, whether it be the standard orthodox treatments or any alternative treatments that you could...

Hello, Sir/Mam, If you would be so kind..If you know any treatment, whether it b...

pooney67

•4 years ago

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The Independent SAGE weekly briefing.

https://youtu.be/bmXBiALoIxg

2greys

•4 years ago

2 Replies

The perfect mask!

Finally a mask people will wear!

Maricopa

•4 years ago

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Covig 19

Spain uptick 14 days quarantine so sad!

soul-123

•4 years ago

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Carbocisteine 375mg

Hi I've just started taken them a week ago 6 aday, I feel so tied and no wanting to eat and apparantly take up to 4 weeks to work. I've been having copd...

Hi I've just started taken them a week ago 6 aday, I feel so tied and no wanti...

IZZYWIZZY

•4 years ago

5 Replies

Of customers have to wear a mask why do the staff not have to also wear one this is happening in our local shops ? Where's the logic ?

LOGIC and masks

chrissyoriginal

•4 years ago

27 Replies

Passive smoking?????

I have asthma, scarred lungs, and COPD. A new acquaintance invited us for a meal/drinks. We find ourselves in their garden surrounded by 8 people who chain...

I have asthma, scarred lungs, and COPD. A new acquaintance invited us for a mea...

Janetabcd

•4 years ago

33 Replies

Fingers crossed

My fingers are crossed.

Davyroy

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Nature study identifies 21 existing drugs that could treat COVID-19

Multiple drugs improve the activity of remdesivir, a current standard-of-care treatment for COVID-19 A Nature study authored by a global team of scientists...

Multiple drugs improve the activity of remdesivir, a current standard-of-care tr...

2greys

•4 years ago

4 Replies

A device to get COVID-19 test results instantly.

A breathalyzer created by engineering professor Nian Sun could dramatically reduce the time it takes to test for SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes...

A breathalyzer created by engineering professor Nian Sun could dramatically redu...

2greys

•4 years ago

4 Replies

Face shields.

A few days ago, I ordered some face 'shields' from Amazon. They arrived today and are just what I have been needing. They are open at the bottom...yay!... and...

A few days ago, I ordered some face 'shields' from Amazon. They arrived today a...

jmsutt73

•4 years ago

21 Replies

Immunity 91 and 95 days post Covid-19 infection?

Sharon has come home tonight with some bad news. After the nursing home has been Covid-19 free for 5 weeks, two residents have been tested as positive, all the...

Sharon has come home tonight with some bad news. After the nursing home has been...

2greys

•4 years ago

40 Replies

Can't go outside when it's cold due to possible covid in March. Anyone else having this?

When i get cold or go outside, even on a warm day my chest is sore when i breathe in. It takes a while to recover from it so I am avoiding going outside which...

When i get cold or go outside, even on a warm day my chest is sore when i breath...

Shuvy

•4 years ago

6 Replies

Lung nodule advice please?

I've been told over the phone today (by my gp because I wanted to know my results)that one of my three lung nodules has grown from 6mm to 7mm since my first...

I've been told over the phone today (by my gp because I wanted to know my result...

Bunny12345678

•4 years ago

4 Replies

In cell studies, seaweed extract outperforms remdesivir in blocking COVID-19 virus.

In a test of antiviral effectiveness against the virus that causes COVID-19, an extract from edible seaweeds substantially outperformed remdesivir, the current...

In a test of antiviral effectiveness against the virus that causes COVID-19, an ...

2greys

•4 years ago

4 Replies

I'm So Happy, I'm So Happy! whooppee! (re. consultant)

Wow wow, can't believe Just had my tel. consultation, what a fabulous lady..she said " mmmm you have been having a rough time eh?" she asked me lots of...

Wow wow, can't believe Just had my tel. consultation, what a fabulous lady..she ...

Woofly

•4 years ago

92 Replies

Heart rate.

My resting heart rate is 30 +/_ bpm. Bed time 60/70 bpm. Any one any idea's. I have no symptoms of bradycardia. Cheers Dave. Stay safe and well.

My resting heart rate is 30 +/_ bpm. Bed time 60/70 bpm. Any one any idea's. I ...

yorkie70

•4 years ago

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Lung Ultrasound Shows Duration, Severity of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

According to an open-access article published in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), lung ultrasound (US) was highly sensitive for detecting...

According to an open-access article published in ARRS’ American Journal of Roent...

2greys

•4 years ago

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New cell profiling method could speed TB drug discovery.

A new technology that combines high throughput imaging and machine learning could speed discovery of drugs to fight tuberculosis, which for generations has...

A new technology that combines high throughput imaging and machine learning coul...

2greys

•4 years ago

2 Replies

Rare and random pleurisy pain

hi, Reading a lot here about bouts of pleurisy and antibiotics. I've been experiencing random sharp chest pain that gp diagnosed as pleurisy but I have no...

hi, Reading a lot here about bouts of pleurisy and antibiotics. I've been exper...

Pleurisyhelp

•4 years ago

12 Replies

Coronavirus: new social rules are leading to new types of stigma.

During lockdown, we saw how the pandemic was leading to new forms of social solidarity. In addition to claps for carers and rainbow pictures, the very act of...

During lockdown, we saw how the pandemic was leading to new forms of social soli...

2greys

•4 years ago

6 Replies

The immune system: Knocked off balance.

Instead of protecting us, the immune system can sometimes go awry, as in the case of autoimmune diseases and allergies. An LMU team has dissected how mast...

Instead of protecting us, the immune system can sometimes go awry, as in the cas...

2greys

•4 years ago

11 Replies

New CT Scan method lowers radiation exposure.

A CT scan technique that splits a full X-ray beam into thin beamlets can deliver the same quality of image at a much reduced radiation dose, according to a new...

A CT scan technique that splits a full X-ray beam into thin beamlets can deliver...

2greys

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Lung volume reduction surgery

Having lvrs. Operation surgery on the 5 th. August anybody else gone through it

Having lvrs. Operation surgery on the 5 th. August anybody else gone through it...

John645

•4 years ago

35 Replies

Albert and Mabel...

Albert has IPF and just come back from a walk.... Mabel shouts from upstairs... “Please come upstairs and make love to me” Albert... “Make your mind up which...

Albert has IPF and just come back from a walk.... Mabel shouts from upstairs......

Mrbojangles

•4 years ago

8 Replies

Any info on Drugs that interfere with asthma and COPD?

I have an asthma-COPD overlap. Several drugs seem to worsen my breathing. Proton pump inhibitor (stomach acid suppression) is one of them (sometimes even...

I have an asthma-COPD overlap. Several drugs seem to worsen my breathing. Proton...

Maverick2

•4 years ago

8 Replies

Travelling with oxygen

Has anyone travelled to Ireland (Dublin) with oxygen? What insurance companies are good? What do I need to make sure I arrange for?

Has anyone travelled to Ireland (Dublin) with oxygen? What insurance companies a...

Esquared14817

•4 years ago

1 Reply

Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for July 2020

Face masks

Does your homemade mask work?

Getting Fed up.. with my Bronchiectasis..

Desperately Needing your advice. Please help if you can..

The Independent SAGE weekly briefing.

The perfect mask!

Covig 19

Carbocisteine 375mg

Of customers have to wear a mask why do the staff not have to also wear one this is happening in our local shops ? Where's the logic ?

Passive smoking?????

Fingers crossed

Nature study identifies 21 existing drugs that could treat COVID-19

A device to get COVID-19 test results instantly.

Face shields.

Immunity 91 and 95 days post Covid-19 infection?

Can't go outside when it's cold due to possible covid in March. Anyone else having this?

Lung nodule advice please?

In cell studies, seaweed extract outperforms remdesivir in blocking COVID-19 virus.

I'm So Happy, I'm So Happy! whooppee! (re. consultant)

Heart rate.

Lung Ultrasound Shows Duration, Severity of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

New cell profiling method could speed TB drug discovery.

Rare and random pleurisy pain

Coronavirus: new social rules are leading to new types of stigma.

The immune system: Knocked off balance.

New CT Scan method lowers radiation exposure.

Lung volume reduction surgery

Albert and Mabel...

Any info on Drugs that interfere with asthma and COPD?

Travelling with oxygen

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