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Allergic to Your Own Cat? The Fel d 1 Protein Explains Everything

The Protein, Not the FurFel d 1 is a small, unusually stable glycoprotein secreted primarily in a cat's sebaceous glands, salivary glands, and anal glands. When a cat grooms itself, saliva loaded with Fel d 1 coats every strand of fur. As that saliva dries, it breaks into microscopic particles…

Times Life · Oct 11

Shrinking Rooms, Warping Time: An Asthma Pill Shows the Strongest Drug Signal for Alice in Wonderland Syndrome

Among 87 global drug-safety reports of Alice in Wonderland syndrome, the asthma pill montelukast showed the strongest signal in kids and adults.

Medical Daily · Oct 9

EV-D68 Reaches Some of the Highest Wastewater Levels Since Tracking Began, Raising Concern for Children with Asthma

EV-D68 hit some of its highest U.S. wastewater levels since 2023. What parents of kids with asthma should watch for and when to seek care.

Medical Daily · Oct 8

A little known greenhouse gas is quietly harming half of Europeans. This Italian city is hit hardest

People who suffer from asthma are the most at risk.

Euronews · Sep 30

Texas Ozone Action Day Covers 16 Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston Counties Monday, a Warning for People with Asthma

An Ozone Action Day covers 16 Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston counties on Monday. How people with asthma or COPD, kids, and older adults can limit exposure.

Medical Daily · Sep 29

A Blue Aorta Found During Valve Surgery Puts a Spotlight on EGPA, a Rare Vasculitis That Often Starts as Adult Asthma

Surgeons found a blue aortic lining in a woman with EGPA, a rare vasculitis that often begins as adult asthma. Why the heart is its main target.

Medical Daily · Sep 26

Mold and heat closed Pittsburgh-area schools – an expert explains the risks to kids

For many southwestern Pennsylvania students, this school year has already included days away from the classroom because of the buildings themselves. Mold has closed schools in at least four districts, and early September heat pushed 35 Pittsburgh Public Schools buildings to remote learning.

The Conversation · Sep 25

Mother’s Fight Shuts Coal Plants: Chicago activist links son’s asthma to pollution; study finds fewer child ER visits

Triggered by her son's alarming asthma attack, a concerned mother rallied her neighborhood to confront Chicago's coal power plants. This local effort, joined by environmental activists, aimed to increase awareness about the detrimental health effects of pollution. Their commitment paid off with the enactment of stricter pollution regulations, resulting in…

The Times of India · Sep 23

7 Injuries and Heat Emergencies Hospitals See Most During Visarjan Processions

Crush Injuries and Crowd CompressionThe most serious cases arriving at casualty wards during visarjan are not the dramatic ones, they are people who were simply standing in the wrong part of a crowd. Crowd crush, clinically called compressive asphyxia, occurs when bodies are pressed together with enough force to restrict…

Times Life · Sep 23

A Pregnant Woman's Vocal Cords Kept Closing When She Breathed In, and an ICU Cesarean Revealed a Hidden Abruption

A Pregnant Woman's Vocal Cords Kept Closing When She Breathed In, and an ICU Cesarean Revealed a Hidden Abruption

Medical Daily · Sep 17