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How long can viral induced asthma last

Cakebread et al. Yamaya, T. But day-to-day asthma is fairly well controlled by inhalers that open up the airways, says research leader Sebastian Johnston of Imperial College London, with the Medical Research Council’s asthma mechanisms centre. Lung sections preserved from each animal where stained with hematoxylin and eosin for determination of cellular infiltrate around large… Read More: How long can viral induced asthma last »

Why was Jordan Peterson placed in a medically induced coma? What we know about benzodiazepines and treatment

In the wake of news that Jordan Peterson spent eight days in an induced coma in Russia to overcome a physical dependency on a benzodiazepine drug, questions have been raised about the nature of this commonly prescribed drug, its symptoms and the best way to treat withdrawal. In a video and transcript provided to the… Read More: Why was Jordan Peterson placed in a medically induced coma?… »

Induced labor not more expensive to healthcare system than spontaneous labor

Expectant parents wait 40 weeks for the arrival of their new baby, but what if labor was induced a week earlier? Conventional wisdom holds that inducing labor at 39 weeks would be cost-prohibitive to a health system. But the results of a joint study between University of Utah Health and Intermountain Healthcare show inducing labor… Read More: Induced labor not more expensive to healthcare system than spontaneous… »

Rise in women having induced labours, NHS figures show

Nearly one in three pregnant women in England is having labour induced – an increase from one in five 10 years ago, according to figures from NHS Digital. Rising numbers of older and overweight women giving birth is behind the trend, experts say. Induced labours are usually started with pills or gels, often because babies… Read More: Rise in women having induced labours, NHS figures show »