Allergic rhinitis:Medical term forhay fever, an allergic reaction that mimics a chronic cold. Symptoms includenasalcongestion, a clearrunny nose, sneezing, nose and eye itching, and tearing of the eyes. Postnasal dripping of clear mucus frequently causes a cough, loss ofsmellis common, and occas...
The ‘Women’s Uprising’ is my own term for the quiet subversion of modern obstetric arrangements by outback women. Time and again I have dispatched Flying Doctors to remote locations to retrieve women in obstetric emergency. They are all supposed to deliver in larger centres, regional hospital...
Virtual Reality (VR) has been aiding patients and hospital staff in unexpected ways. Most notably, VR has been successful in helping patients manage their long-term chronic pain and mental health conditions. Augmented Reality (AR) also providesdigital informationfor surgeons as they work, eliminating...
An average, healthy full-term baby at birth weighs 7.5 lb (3.4 kg), and the placenta and fluid together weigh another 3.5 lb. The remaining weight that a woman gains during pregnancy is mostly due to water retention and fat stores. Her breasts, for instance, gain about 2 lb. in weight...
Due to the duration of patient contact and potential for long term interaction (>30 days and up to lifetime) with human tissue, the concerns for extractables/leachables are much different and raise significantly different concerns than extractables/leachables from a container/closure (contact of cont...
and ultimately resulted in the creation of a very effective vaccination against smallpox that utilized the vaccinia virus, another close relative of variola. Indeed, the term vaccination is derived fromvacce, Latin for cow and related to the cowpox link. Later, the term was applied to other ...
which does not achieve its primary intended purposes through chemical action within or on the body of man or other animals and which is not dependent upon being metabolized for the achievement of its primary intended purposes. The term “device” does not include software functions excluded pursuant...
The first topical JAK inhibitor, ruxolitinib topical cream 1.5%, gained FDA approval for short-term and noncontinuous long-term treatment of mild-to-moderate AD in nonimmunocompromised adults and adolescents whose disease is not adequately controlled with other topical prescriptio...
Hospital Treatment. A major burn presents problems of respiratory impairment, disruption of fluid and electrolyte balance, disturbances of tissue perfusion and homeostasis, and the potential for infection, delayed healing, and unnecessary scarring. Long-term effects also include orthopedic deformities result...
Exposure to pollutants therefore has not only a short-term effect on the most fragile part of the population; it also has a significant impact on life expectancy. The results of long-term studies show moreover, that these effects are preponderant compared to the acute effects of pollution. ...