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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

PEMBlog

Children with respiratory conditions and chronic lung disease like asthma are more prone to GERD as well. And some other symptoms that you gotta think about in reflux, chronic cough, hoarseness, or even asthma like symptoms. Prematurity and congenital conditions like esophageal atresia also obviously increase the risk.

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The Most Common Respiratory Diseases Affecting Men’s Health

Dr. Michael Bazel

Asthma Asthma is a chronic condition that causes inflammation and narrowing of the airways, making it difficult to breathe. While asthma is common in both men and women, men are more likely to be exposed to workplace irritants that can trigger attacks, such as dust, fumes, and chemicals. Why Are Men at Risk? Why Are Men at Risk?

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Rewiring the body clock: Deep brain imaging reveals unexpected complexity in jet lag adjustment

Medical Xpress

In a study published in Nature Communications , led by researchers at National Taiwan University (NTU) and National Tsing Hua University (NTHU), scientists used the deepest-ever two-photon calcium imaging in awake mice to directly observe how individual SCN neurons respond to light. But what we observed was much more complicated."

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Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction

Medical Xpress

However, we do not guarantee individual replies due to the high volume of messages. Your feedback is important to us. E-mail the story Texas invests $50M in psychedelic drug research to treat addiction Your friends email Your email I would like to subscribe to Science X Newsletter.

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Palliative Care in India: M.R. Rajagopal

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We included people with bronchial asthma and many people with paralysis, paraplegia. And I’ll share that my own relationship with my father, who was a doctor, was a complicated one. So, though the Lands Commission brought up the phrase, serious health related suffering only in 2017, I realized that’s what we were treating.

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8 Reasons Why Family Physicians are the Actual Stars of Medicine

Family Medicine Initiative

In Europe, countries with stronger primary care had less unnecessary hospitalizations, especially concerning Asthma, COPD, and diabetes. All of that is especially important for disadvantaged individuals with more risk factors, more chronic diseases, more medications, and lower health literacy. of healthcare costs in the EU 2018.