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Never ending worrier.

Hi everyone well mum has stopped worrying as until I get adult app can still be a child patient. So now she is worried as after lockdown meant to be going back...

Hi everyone well mum has stopped worrying as until I get adult app can still be ...

Pokermon

•3 years ago

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Which covid-19 patients should get steroids?

Which Covid-19 patients should get steroids?

Elderberryflower

•3 years ago

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Is there any available indicator for when to administer steroids (Dexamethasone inj.) for COVID-19 patients?

Is there any available indicator for when to administer steroids (Dexamethasone ...

Elderberryflower

•3 years ago

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Asthma and women of colour

Does Asthma affect women of colour more severely than men? Is this to do with genetic pre-disposition?

Does Asthma affect women of colour more severely than men? Is this to do with ge...

Eupnoos

•3 years ago

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Addiction

I think I've become addicted, I swear at first I only availed myself of them for " recreational" purposes, for a bit of fun ,I thought I could control my...

I think I've become addicted, I swear at first I only availed myself of them for...

soulboy118

•3 years ago

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Can lung function be improved?

Hi all. I had a full lung function test a few weeks ago. Just called for any results that they had and unfortunately my FEV1 has gone down from 28% to 23%. I...

Hi all. I had a full lung function test a few weeks ago. Just called for any res...

Lynnetp

•3 years ago

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Moxifloxacin?

Has anybody had good results from taking Moxifloxacin 400mg tablets. Reading all the things that they can cause is making me scared to start using them?

Has anybody had good results from taking Moxifloxacin 400mg tablets. Reading all...

gingermusic

•3 years ago

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ZOE Covid Symptom Study. Ask the Experts: COVID-19 Vaccines.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6t5OHbDN0

2greys

•3 years ago

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SARS-CoV-2 mutations do not appear to increase transmissibility.

The analysis of virus genomes from over 15,000 Covid-19 patients from 75 countries is published today as a pre-print on bioRxiv and has not yet been...

The analysis of virus genomes from over 15,000 Covid-19 patients from 75 countri...

2greys

•3 years ago

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New study explains important cause of fatal influenza

It is largely unknown why influenza infections lead to an increased risk of bacterial pneumonia. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have now described...

It is largely unknown why influenza infections lead to an increased risk of bact...

2greys

•3 years ago

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COVID-19: four ways to respond to vaccine sceptics – and maybe even convince them.

For most of the 20th century, more than 60,000 people died in the US from polio, diphtheria and small pox each year. In 2016, the American death toll from...

For most of the 20th century, more than 60,000 people died in the US from polio,...

2greys

•3 years ago

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When COVID Strikes Cancer Patients, Men Fare Worse.

Men with COVID-19 and cancer run a greater risk for severe symptoms and death than women with both conditions, a new study finds. Researchers concluded that...

Men with COVID-19 and cancer run a greater risk for severe symptoms and death th...

2greys

•3 years ago

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New breakthrough in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

People with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) could soon benefit from a new drug treatment that not only suppresses inflammation but also significantly reduces patient...

People with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) could soon benefit from a new drug treatme...

2greys

•3 years ago

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Researchers reveal how genetic variations are linked to COVID-19 disease severity.

Even as tens of thousands of Americans test positive for COVID-19 each day, physicians still aren’t sure why some people experience mild to no symptoms while...

Even as tens of thousands of Americans test positive for COVID-19 each day, phys...

2greys

•3 years ago

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With all the focus on coronavirus, let’s not forget the other respiratory viruses.

With coronaviruses taking over our news feeds – and lives – you may be fooled into thinking it’s the only virus affecting humans at the moment. But it’s...

With coronaviruses taking over our news feeds – and lives – you may be fooled in...

2greys

•3 years ago

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Lung Transplant

Lung Transplant. Good Afternoon everyone. I have currently been on the lung transplant list over 2 1/2 year and I attend Wythenshawe Hospital on a regular...

Lung Transplant. Good Afternoon everyone. I have currently been on the lung tran...

Joseph260268

•3 years ago

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Nearly Home

Well folks, am finally out of hosp and in rehab,am so glad to be here can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Last week when I was in hosp was a...

Well folks, am finally out of hosp and in rehab,am so glad to be here can see th...

judes

•3 years ago

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Did lockdown work?

Professor Tim Spector from the ZOE COVID Symptom Study app takes a look at the data to see whether lockdown worked....

Professor Tim Spector from the ZOE COVID Symptom Study app takes a look at the d...

2greys

•3 years ago

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A Heads Up. Planned power cuts in Lancashire in the next week.

I have just come across this article, dated 22 NOV 2020 https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/preston-chorley-burnley-clitheroe-hit-19325518

I have just come across this article, dated 22 NOV 2020 https://www.lancs.live/...

2greys

•3 years ago

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New therapy for flu may help in fight against COVID-19.

A new therapy for influenza virus infections that may also prove effective against many other pathogenic virus infections, including HIV and COVID-19, has been...

A new therapy for influenza virus infections that may also prove effective again...

2greys

•3 years ago

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World’s first: Drug guides stem cells to desired location, improving their ability to heal.

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have created a drug that can lure stem cells to damaged tissue and improve treatment...

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have created a ...

2greys

•3 years ago

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Lung-on-chip provides new insight on body’s response to early tuberculosis infection.

Scientists have developed a lung-on-chip model to study how the body responds to early tuberculosis (TB) infection, according to findings published today in...

Scientists have developed a lung-on-chip model to study how the body responds to...

2greys

•3 years ago

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fighting pleurisy

I have pleurisy over 2weeks now . Feeling tired weakness and little improvement. How long can it take to completely recover.

I have pleurisy over 2weeks now . Feeling tired weakness and little improvement....

greenalien

•3 years ago

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Vaccines

Thank you everyone for your replies today. I am encouraged that Dr John Campbell seems confident that that Oxford vaccine team will sort out the dosage to...

Thank you everyone for your replies today. I am encouraged that Dr John Campbel...

gardeninglady

•3 years ago

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‘Collapse’ in secondary school attendance warning.

More than one in five secondary pupils in England missed school last week, with worsening Covid disruption. The latest attendance figures show 22% of...

More than one in five secondary pupils in England missed school last week, with ...

2greys

•3 years ago

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Children may transmit coronavirus at the same rate as adults: what we now know about schools and COVID-19

The role children, and consequently schools, play in the COVID-19 pandemic has been hard to work out, but that puzzle is now finally starting to be solved....

The role children, and consequently schools, play in the COVID-19 pandemic has b...

2greys

•3 years ago

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Dippy Stanley

After so many good things happening lately with this young man ... I decided to take him to a new vets for a second opinion... When he was bitten by the other...

After so many good things happening lately with this young man ... I decided to ...

Blackbird8

•3 years ago

68 Replies

good way to exercise

Hi all i dont know if this is a good way to exercise but with what going on at this time where we cant get out to gym or go for a nice walk i have found it...

Hi all i dont know if this is a good way to exercise but with what going on at t...

benney123

•3 years ago

9 Replies

Thank you.

Thank you everyone who replied to my last post. You're very understanding people. Sooty was one of a large group of cats belonging to former neighbours. They...

Thank you everyone who replied to my last post. You're very understanding people...

Alberta56

•3 years ago

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Good wishes

I agree with Alberta 56, your bravery helps me stop whingeing. Iam fairly new to the site and don't know histories but you are certainly having a most...

I agree with Alberta 56, your bravery helps me stop whingeing. Iam fairly new to...

Noragriffin

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

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All posts for November 2020

Never ending worrier.

Which covid-19 patients should get steroids?

Is there any available indicator for when to administer steroids (Dexamethasone inj.) for COVID-19 patients?

Asthma and women of colour

Addiction

Can lung function be improved?

Moxifloxacin?

ZOE Covid Symptom Study. Ask the Experts: COVID-19 Vaccines.

SARS-CoV-2 mutations do not appear to increase transmissibility.

New study explains important cause of fatal influenza

COVID-19: four ways to respond to vaccine sceptics – and maybe even convince them.

When COVID Strikes Cancer Patients, Men Fare Worse.

New breakthrough in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Researchers reveal how genetic variations are linked to COVID-19 disease severity.

With all the focus on coronavirus, let’s not forget the other respiratory viruses.

Lung Transplant

Nearly Home

Did lockdown work?

A Heads Up. Planned power cuts in Lancashire in the next week.

New therapy for flu may help in fight against COVID-19.

World’s first: Drug guides stem cells to desired location, improving their ability to heal.

Lung-on-chip provides new insight on body’s response to early tuberculosis infection.

fighting pleurisy

Vaccines

‘Collapse’ in secondary school attendance warning.

Children may transmit coronavirus at the same rate as adults: what we now know about schools and COVID-19

Dippy Stanley

good way to exercise

Thank you.

Good wishes

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