MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'airborne'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:17:30 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3942725&cid=t_103961_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fprevention-infectious-disease-transmission-airbornecontact-precautions%2F Airborne/Contact precautions are used for patients with chickenpox, disseminated Herpes Zoster, or the presence of a suspected hemorrhagic fever such as Ebola. Patients are placed in a negative pressure room with the door kept closed. All personnel entering the room must have an N95 mask, gown, and gloves. Related Posts Ebola fever (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3942725 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 06:04:24 +0100 3942725 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3934454&cid=t_103961_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fprevention-infectious-disease-transmission-airborne-precautions%2F Airborne precautions are used in cases of confirmed or suspected Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) and measles (rubeola). This requires a private room with negative pressure with the door kept continually closed. All personnel entering the room must wear a hepa-filter, N95 mask, or PAPR (all require a medical evaluation and fit testing.) N95 mask; photo courtesy of eonenet.com Related Posts Standard Surgical Masks Do Not Prevent Wearer From Getting Bird Flu (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3934454 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:29:16 +0100 3934454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2927392&cid=t_103961_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2Ffb7KfbcS0ZE%2F I’ve been hit with a nasty chest cold. Usually, colds go straight there for me. Forget the sinuses, the throat, they go straight for my lungs. I am *very* fortunate because I can count the number of colds I’ve had over the past three years on one hand, but I guess Airborne just wasn’t enough to combat this one. So, what do you do when you have a bad chest cold? The hacking, feeling like your lungs are trying to come up type of chest cold? ~~~ Post from: Blisstree Chest Colds – What Do You Do? (Source: A Hearty Life) A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2927392 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:08:29 +0100 2927392 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2674252&cid=t_103961_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fthe-air-that-we-breathe%2F Think that the air inside your house is safer to breathe than the air outside ? Better think again. According to this fascinating, yet scary report by WebMD, the air in our houses probably isn’t any better for us than the air out in the community. In particular, they point out that a typical American home has over 500 chemicals floating around in the air. The number is based on a recent study done on indoor airborne contaminants in homes in Arizona.  That’s a huge number of chemicals. But what’s worse, as the WebMD articles points out, is that the scientists were unable to even identify 120 of these chemicals. I don’t know about you, but I find that very concerning. But wait. It get’s worse.  The article goes on to state that babies are at more risk of contamination than adul... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2674252 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:10:50 +0100 2674252 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2511650&cid=t_103961_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fzimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use%2Ffda-warns-consumers-to-discard-zicam-products%2F In an unusual move earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alerted consumers that Zicam Cold Remedy products have been associated with long lasting or even permanent loss of smell. FDA recommends that consumers stop using these products and that they throw away any that might still be in their homes. The affected products include Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Gel, Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Swabs, and Zicam Cold Remedy Swabs, Kids Size (the last one is a previously discontinued product). The products had been sold by Matrixx Initiatives to reduce the duration and severity of cold symptoms; however, they have never been shown to be effective. These products were formulated and sold for intranasal use and may have contained zinc, which is potentially toxic to the nasal membranes. Th... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2511650 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:12:13 +0100 2511650 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441688&cid=t_103961_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F28%2Fsoldiers-ordered-not-to-kill-themselves%2F Brig. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, according to CNN, has “in effect ordered his soldiers Wednesday not to commit suicide” in the 101st Airborne at Fort Campbell. Why? After nearly one soldier per week committed suicide at the post between January and mid-March, the Army instituted a suicide prevention program that “seemed to be having good effects” until last week, when two more suicides occurred, he said. Yes, these are not positive numbers and the Army needs to do more to combat the stigma of seeking help for a psychological concern such as depression. They can begin by promising soldiers that such treatment seeking will have no negative effect on their ability to move up in the Army and get promoted in the future. You wouldn’t hold someone from getting a pro... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441688 Thu, 28 May 2009 23:41:14 +0100 2441688 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2376400&cid=t_103961_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fzimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use%2Fpreventing-the-swine-flu-to-mask-or-not-to-mask%2F The current swine flu outbreak has many people worrying, and even more wondering, about how to avoid getting sick. And because of all the media photos and videos of people in Mexico walking around wearing face masks, people in this country naturally want to know if these are an effective means of prevention? Unfortunately, however, as with many aspects of this unusual epidemic there aren’t adequate answers for all the questions. It turns out, that there just haven’t been enough studies to say whether or not wearing a face mask would help prevent infection. Some people will doubtless say that it’s obvious that wearing a mask would reduce the chance of your inhaling a respiratory virus that can be spread by coughing and sneezing. But it’s not nearly as obvious as they would have you ... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2376400 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:27:19 +0100 2376400 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2067824&cid=t_103961_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theangriestpharmacist.com%2F2008%2F12%2F27%2Fairborne-acting-like-its-not-a-scam%2F Check out this video (forwarded to me by Brian, a pharmacy student): http://videogum.com/archives/commercials/a-special-awkward-message-from_041941.html The text on the site pretty much sums it up. Aside from being hard/awkward to watch, this bitch is trying to act like this glorified vitamin prevents/treats/cures the common cold — which is all complete bullshit. It’s also the reason they had to cough up several million dollars in class action lawsuit money. This is merely another ploy to give credibility to a worthless sham of a company. I, obviously, don’t own a box, and I had trouble finding a printed list on the internet of ingredients AND amounts. If you have one, or at work when your read this, feel free to post a list for us. Here’s what I did find: Vitamin A... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2067824 Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:27:02 +0100 2067824 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2047801&cid=t_103961_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fhand-washing-and-hand-sanitizers-reduce-the-spread-of-germs%2F I’ve been so busy getting ready for the holidays that I missed National Hand Washing Awareness Week, which was December 7-13. No matter. Hand washing, as we say here in the Pacific Northwest, is an evergreen topic that doesn’t go out of season. And with cold and flu season hard upon us, reminders, and even extra reminders, on hand washing are especially appropriate. Hand washing is simple to do and is the best way to prevent infection and its spread because your hands are constantly coming into contact with germ-laden surfaces and transferring those germs to your eyes, nose and mouth. According to the Centers for Disease Control, here’s when to wash your hands: Before preparing or eating food After going to the bathroom After changing diapers or cleaning up a child who h... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2047801 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:28:29 +0100 2047801 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2013662&cid=t_103961_131_f&fid=35005&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Ffungalcompgenomics%2F%7E3%2F475383138%2F The Scientist has an article about airborne opportunistic fungal infections and interviewing several Cryptococcus researchers including Karen Bartlett and James Fraser. The Encyclopedia of Life website has an article about the Mushroom Observer blog and the opportunity for more volunteers to curate organism pages at EOL. NY Times article on how bark beetle are spreading fungi and causing a pine tree die-off in the West. There is also a recent article on how populations of the fungi from different latitudes are adapted to different temperatures (Rice et al, Forest Pathology, 2008). © Jason Stajich for The Hyphal Tip, 2008. | Permalink | No comment Add to del.icio.us Search blogs linking this post with Technorati Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts file... Fungal Genomes and Comparative Genomics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2013662 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:35:24 +0100 2013662 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1329954&cid=t_103961_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F03%2F26%2Fewww-factoids-of-the-week-toilet-trivia%2F picApp_publisherId = 473;picApp_imageId = 9331;picApp_imageWidth = 286;picApp_imageHeight = 430;picApp_configUrl = "http://pis.picapp.com/IamProd/FlashSite/GetConfig.aspx";picApp_Picview="http://pis.picapp.com/IamProd/FlashSite/en/picviewerv1_1.swf";picapp_numberOfLine=1;ImageServe(); Now, what would your Wednesday be without a little disgusting trivia centered around the Porcelain God, hm? Exactly. In a recent Men’s Health snippet, the sheer repulsiveness of toilet splatter (for lack of a better term) is spelled right out for us. Right down to the nitty gritty details of all that a flush of the toilet has in store for us. Curious? Okay, put down your sammich and read on… * With each flush, fecal pathogens can splash out of the bowl and hang tight on nearby surfaces - including... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1329954 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:54:28 +0100 1329954