Injuries Archives - Mediarabe

Animal Study Points to Heating Coil Behind Serious Vaping Injuries | Health News

October 9, 2020

By Dennis Thompson
HealthDay Reporter

(HealthDay)

THURSDAY, Oct. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The type of heating coil used in an e-cigarette and the amount of voltage sent through it could be contributing to vaping-related lung injuries, a new animal study contends.

Laboratory rats suffered lung injuries when exposed to vapor from devices using high-powered heating coils made of nickel-chromium alloy, something that did not occur in earlier experiments using stainless steel heating coils, researchers report.

“When we looked at their lungs, we saw they had very severe damage to the lung structure,” said lead researcher Michael Kleinman, a professor of occupational and environmental medicine at the University of California, Irvine. “We found we got the worst effects in coils that contained nickel and chromium, which is a typical kind of coil.”

E-cigarettes turn liquid into vapor using a heating coil similar to those found in toasters, Kleinman said. The

Health and Wellness Coach Bobby Chacko Discusses How Certain Foods Can Help Heal Injuries

October 8, 2020

| No Comments

| Health And Fitness

Press release content from NewMediaWire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation.

Click to copy

New York, NY – ( NewMediaWire ) – October 8, 2020 – Nothing sets back fitness goals quite like an injury. Injuries are disheartening occurrences that can lead to weight gain and even depression. However, wellness coach Bobby Chacko recently explained that an injury doesn’t need to squash your fitness goals, and there are a number of foods you can consume to heal the injury more quickly.

“Many people think that when they’re injured they should eat less to continue on their path to trimming down or becoming more fit,” Bobby Chacko said. “However, injuries typically require our bodies to expend more energy, which often means we need more calories than before the injury.”

Bobby Chacko added that skipping meals or eating extremely low-calorie diets can deplete muscle mass. Protein is

Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare, Leading Hospitals Partner to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries

October 7, 2020

| No Comments

| Health Center

Organizations maintained over 60% drop even amidst COVID-19 pandemic

A collaborative project to address hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPI) has resulted in more than a 60% reduction in a common but preventable issue that claims over 60,000 U.S. lives each year. Led by the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare, the improvement initiative — including The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Hospital and Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital — saw these significant reductions sustained even as the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated in the United States.

The project launched to identify solutions to prevent and reduce the rate of pressure injuries, also known as decubitus ulcers or bedsores, in health care facilities after seeing that HAPI were rising nationally. Experts estimate more than 2.5 million patients in U.S. acute-care centers experience pressure ulcers and injuries each year. Because pressure injuries are a significant risk for immobile patients, the country is experiencing a

M	T	W	T	F	S	S
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30