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Our odd “moderate” flu season still caused considerable harm. Non smokers who start vaping are at risk of harm despite the misconception that it is a safe practice.
Health Headlines Commentary for June 21, 2019 Source: CDC says 2018-19 flu season was odd but not as severe as the previous deadly season
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Mouse study shows that flavoured e-cigarette vapour has observed negative effects on lung function at least in the short term. Non-flavoured does not. Cigs are still worse in comparison. Need human trials for verification.
Health Headlines Commentary for October 12, 2018 Source: E-cigarette flavourings may pose health risk, scientists warn as they call for tougher testing Reference: Comparison of the effects of e-cigarette vapor with cigarette smoke on lung function and inflammation in mice
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Man succumbs to legionnaires’ pneumonia
Health Headlines Commentary for September 28, 2018 Source: Place du Portage worker dies of legionnaires’ disease
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Another observational food study (please make it stop!!) that tries to link fast food consumption and in particular, hamburgers, with increased asthma and allergy risk.
Health Headlines Commentary for July 6, 2018 Source: Linked between Consumption of fast food and asthma, other allergic diseases Reference: Is the consumption of fast foods associated with asthma or other allergic diseases? Respirology, 2018; DOI: 10.1111/resp.13339
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Observational study suggests cannabis and cigarette smoke combination leads to small increase in pediatric ER visits
Health Headlines Commentary for May 8, 2018 Source: Study ties cannabis, tobacco smoke to emergency room visits Reference: Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in Toronto over the weekend of May 4-5, 2018
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New scan may help some asthmatics understand their illness – maybe
Health Headlines Commentary for April 5, 2018 Source: New scan could help patients with asthma finally see their illness
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Researchers explain why children in Eastern Ontario born before 2015 are at increased risk of developing complex pneumonia
Health Headlines Commentary for March 14, 2018 Source: Researchers detail spike in complex pneumonia among Eastern Ontario children Reference: Trends in Pediatric Complicated Pneumonia in an Ontario Local Health Integration Network
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New asthma pathway discovery may lead to new approaches to treatment
Health Headlines Commentary for March 8, 2018 Source: New molecular target could help ease asthma Reference: Xiaofei Shen, Muhammad Asghar Pasha, Kelsi Hidde, Adil Khan, Mingwei Liang, Wenxian Guan, Yitao Ding, Angela Haczku, Qi Yang. Group 2 innate lymphoid cells promote airway hyperresponsiveness through production of VEGFA. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2018; DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.01.005