Tag: Cough

  • Early intervention in pollen allergy can reduce the risk of asthma in children

    Early intervention in pollen allergy can reduce the risk of asthma in children

    “Pollen allergy can be treated effectively at a relatively low cost compared to asthma. If a child develops asthma, he may need medication and healthcare services throughout his life,” explains. Katariina Ijäs, allergy, skin and asthma specialist. In 2018, the direct health care costs of asthma and asthma symptoms in Finland were 205 million euros,…

  • The street dust season begins in the capital region: Tips for alleviating the impact

    The street dust season begins in the capital region: Tips for alleviating the impact

    “According to our measurements, the street dust season has started in the capital region. Particularly high street dust levels can be found today along busy main roads and streets. There were already dusty and bad air quality days last week,” he says. Hanna ManninenHead of HSY's air protection unit. The extent of dust in the…

  • COVID-19 infection does not damage the memory of the immune system, confirms a Finnish study

    COVID-19 infection does not damage the memory of the immune system, confirms a Finnish study

    Research by researchers at the University of Helsinki investigates the effects of COVID-19 on the immune system. Unlike measles, which is known to infect and kill white blood cells, leading to a loss of immunological memory of childhood vaccines, the effect of COVID-19 appears to be different. Eliisa Kekäläinen, who is part of the research…

  • Influenza, RSV and Covid spread before Christmas

    Influenza, RSV and Covid spread before Christmas

    “If you're breathing clearly, coughing and have a fever, you shouldn't go to a family party,” says THL's chief physician.

  • People with low levels of vitamin K have less healthy lungs: Study

    People with low levels of vitamin K have less healthy lungs: Study

    Washington DC [US], August 10 (ANI): According to a study published in ERJ Open Research people with low levels of vitamin K in their blood are more likely to have impaired lung function and to suffer from asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and wheezing. Vitamin K is found in leafy green vegetables, vegetable oils…

  • Allergies in Finland: Immunotherapy can improve the quality of life of pollen allergy sufferers

    Allergies in Finland: Immunotherapy can improve the quality of life of pollen allergy sufferers

    Immunotherapy can provide long-term relief for those who suffer from the uncomfortable and bothersome symptoms of pollen allergy. Some patients are even completely asymptomatic. For many others, symptoms improve significantly, reducing the need for medication and improving their quality of life. The benefits of this treatment can last for several years after the treatment ends.…

  • The high level of street dust affects the air quality in the capital region

    The high level of street dust affects the air quality in the capital region

    Breathing in street dust is harmful to everyone, and it affects the general comfort of the population. Street dust consists mostly of fine asphalt and sand particles, which are used for road treatment. Studded tires are a significant source of dust particles because they are ground off on asphalt. Traffic and wind raise dust and…

  • Lower Sex Drive, Long Covid Hair Loss Symptoms: Study

    Lower Sex Drive, Long Covid Hair Loss Symptoms: Study

    A wide variety of symptoms and health effects have been associated with the long-standing covid. The study showed that long-term symptoms of COVID, although commonly seen in patients with other viral infections such as influenza, occur more often after contracting Covid. Several systematic reviews have shown that the most common symptoms are fatigue, shortness of…

  • The Finnish-German discussions about Uniper are still at a sensitive stage, Tuppurainen says

    The Finnish-German discussions about Uniper are still at a sensitive stage, Tuppurainen says

    He added that the situation will be analyzed with the authorities of the owner control department later on Monday. The Finnish government is involved in the negotiations because it has a 51 percent ownership stake in Fortum. Fortum, on the other hand, owns 78 percent of Uniper’s shares. Saving the ailing energy company could thus…

  • Frida Kinhult takes the lead on 1 shot at the LPGA Classic

    Frida Kinhult takes the lead on 1 shot at the LPGA Classic

    Frida Kinhult from Sweden shot a 4-under-par 67 on Saturday to take first place after 36 holes at the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Galloway Township, NJ Kinhult is at 9-under 133 and has a one-shot lead over Lauren Coughlin, who pulled up the leaderboard with 6-under 65 in the second round. Swiss Morgane Metraux (67)…

  • Long street dust season in the store this year

    Long street dust season in the store this year

    The last sign of winter in Helsinki seems to be an exceptionally dusty spring. This year’s snowy winter increased the need for gravel in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area to improve the roadworthiness of pavements and roads, as a third more gravel falls into Helsinki than usual. With the increased gravel, there will be more dust,…

  • Saliva test for COVID-19 faster and safer than a nasal scan: study

    Saliva test for COVID-19 faster and safer than a nasal scan: study

    “It’s important because people can spread COVID-19 before they know they have it,” said another author. Donald K. MiltonMD, DrPH, Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health at the Institute for Applied Environmental Health, University of Maryland School of Public Health, College Park. “Early detection can reduce the spread of the disease,” he added. The motive…

  • Mid-March events: Chocolate, cocktails, comedy and championship wrestling

    Mid-March events: Chocolate, cocktails, comedy and championship wrestling

    Rub-A-Dub-DubMarch 16-9. April, Mon-Fri 19.30, Sat 17.00; Krudttønden, Serridslevvej 2, Cph Ø; 205kr, theater tickets.dkClaus Bue directs Ian Burns, Andrew Jeffers, Sune Svanekjær and Dawn Wall in this brand new play by Irish playwright Fergal O’Byrne. Watch the interview with Fergal in the St Patrick’s Day supplement to find out more. Chocolate FestivalMarch 12-13, 10:…

  • Viking Line ferry tickets include a fuel surcharge

    Viking Line ferry tickets include a fuel surcharge

    Starting Thursday, Viking Line will charge passengers an additional fee to cover rising fuel costs. According to the company, the measure is valid until the end of August. A return trip between Helsinki and Stockholm incurs an additional charge of EUR 5.80, while those returning from Helsinki to Tallinn or Mariehamn from Helsinki or Turku…

  • Function: Reopening increases the risk of re-infection of covid-19 in Sweden

    by Patrick Ekstrand, Fu Yiming, He Miao STOCKHOLM, February 23 (Xinhua) – “I coughed, was nauseous and had a headache. My whole body ached”, said a Swedish man who was recently diagnosed with covid-19 for the fourth time despite being completely vaccinated for Xinhua. “At the beginning of this month, I became ill again,” he…

  • COVID-19 infection can be detected in breath tests: Study

    COVID-19 infection can be detected in breath tests: Study

    The study was published in Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. A new study showed that a few breaths are enough to detect viral residues in small droplets of liquid. This immediately leads to assumptions about possibly replacing unpleasant nasal swab tests with convenient and easy breath tests. Emilia Viklunddoctoral student of occupational and environmental medicine…

  • Norway removes a large number of coronavirus measures

    Norway removes a large number of coronavirus measures

    ‘The virus variant that is prevalent now leads to less severe illness than the previous virus variants. Even though many people are becoming infected with COVID-19, lower numbers of people are being admitted to hospital. The vaccines are offering good protection. This means that we can now remove a large number of measures, even though…

  • Norway removes a large number of coronavirus measures

    ‘The virus variant that is prevalent now leads to less severe illness than the previous virus variants. Even though many people are becoming infected with COVID-19, lower numbers of people are being admitted to hospital. The vaccines are offering good protection. This means that we can now remove a large number of measures, even though…

  • Melodikrysset week 3 with Titti Schultz and Lasse Persson

    Melodikrysset week 3 with Titti Schultz and Lasse Persson

    Anders Eldeman is still ill. Anders, who was infected by covid last week, has decided to rest up this week as well. “It’s not worse than me sneezing and coughing and being tired. Thank you to everyone who has heard of it!”, Says Melodikrysset’s host Anders Eldeman in P4 Extra on 20 January. Melodikrysset –…

  • Research shows that face masks halve the distance of airborne pathogens

    Research shows that face masks halve the distance of airborne pathogens

    The findings are important because airborne viral pathogens, such as SARS-CoV-2, can be encapsulated and migrated through liquid droplets and aerosols formed during human respiratory functions such as speaking and coughing. Knowing how to reduce this spread can help keep people safe and manage the response to pandemics such as COVID-19, which have led to…

  • In the capital region, dogs get sick and cough

    In the capital region, dogs get sick and cough

    Dozens of reports have been received by the Food Agency in recent days about coughing dogs. Members of the Hundasamfélagið group also report this condition on Facebook. Vets advise guardians to isolate sick dogs. “Kennel cough is a known respiratory disease in dogs and can have many causes – both viruses and bacteria. The most…

  • The RSV epidemic sends infants and children to HUS hospitals

    The RSV epidemic sends infants and children to HUS hospitals

    There have been more and more small children and infants in the hospitals and outpatient centers in the Helsinki and Uusimaa regions who have suffered from RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus infection. There were almost 25 children in hospital in the Helsinki and Uusimaa hospital districts on Sunday night due to RSV infection. Tea NieminenThe…

  • THL urges caution as the holiday season approaches

    THL urges caution as the holiday season approaches

    The situation in Covid Finland seems to be worsening as the number of cases increases, the number of test positives and the burden on hospitals and healthcare providers increases – just as the approach of Christmas increases social interference and thus potential exposure to the coronavirus. This is what the Department of Health and Welfare…

  • Six feet below, Irish alchemy is at work at a bar in Frederiksberg

    Six feet below, Irish alchemy is at work at a bar in Frederiksberg

    In a dream world, Danish immigrants would set up all the patisseries and Japanese immigrants all the sushi restaurants. When they do not, the results are often catastrophic. With immigrants from Emerald Isle, their specialty has been staring us in the eye in Denmark since 1989, the year when the first Irish pub, The Shamrock…

  • Cough and sore throat give queue for test

    Cough and sore throat give queue for test

    In the North Jutland Region, there has been a queue at the test centers recently, and on Friday the region chose to step up by inserting more pods, and in addition, two more test centers will open. – We can see that there have been increasing infection rates, and therefore there are more who want…

  • Sore throat and cough: Test centers have become busier

    Sore throat and cough: Test centers have become busier

    It has been busier than usual in the country’s test centers in recent days, where at the same time there have been the highest infection rates for two months. On Friday, almost 80,000 PCR tests were registered in Denmark, while by comparison there have been around 50,000 daily tests the 14 days before. In the…

  • Doctors for patients: Remember test if you cough

    Doctors for patients: Remember test if you cough

    Others with cough, fever, sore throat or cold sit down in the consultation without first having a coronary test or talking to their doctor about the symptoms. – We experience that people have not understood that there is still a requirement for a mask at their own doctor, says Jørgen Skadborg, who is a general…

  • Doctors on call: Get coronary tests for fever and cough

    Some doctors experience that patients show up in their practice with symptoms of corona, but without having had a coronal test. The call from the doctors is clear: get tested if you are ill. If you have covid symptoms, you must be tested. And if you go to the doctor with such symptoms, the doctor…

  • Snuff no longer prevents children from day care – the THL document explains the updated instructions

    Snuff no longer prevents children from day care – the THL document explains the updated instructions

    As the situation in Covid Finland improved, children no longer had to be completely free of cold symptoms to get day care. But many parents are left wondering if it is good to take their children to day care if they recover from a cold, among other things. Most of the coronavirus crisis in Finland…

  • COVID-19: According to the study, a distance of two meters is not enough without masks

    COVID-19: According to the study, a distance of two meters is not enough without masks

    The results of the study were published in the journal Building and Environment. Using the mask indoors can reduce the area of ​​airborne particle contamination by about 67 percent. “Masks and good ventilation are critical to curbing the spread of infectious COVID-19 strains, especially during the flu season and winter months, as more and more…

  • Youth facilities are almost normal from 1 October – new facilities opened during COVID-19

    Youth facilities are almost normal from 1 October – new facilities opened during COVID-19

    The new recreational and gathering opportunities offer young people a wider and more varied group and recreational activity after the long COVID-19 restriction. The activities promote the well-being, community and social participation of young people. Five new youth soldiers have been opened in Helsinki in the last six months. In total, there are now more…

  • THL: People under the age of 12 no longer need to be tested for flu-like symptoms

    THL: People under the age of 12 no longer need to be tested for flu-like symptoms

    They should also be tested if they live in the same household as those over 16 years of age who have not yet been fully vaccinated, or with people who have a weak immune response to the coronavirus, or if testing is recommended by the doctor who examined them. However, children should abstain from school…

  • THL updates the instructions, children can skip Covid tests under certain conditions

    THL updates the instructions, children can skip Covid tests under certain conditions

    The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has updated its guidelines for children under 12 years of age who are not yet entitled to receive Covid vaccines in Finland. People over the age of 12 should always apply for the test if they suffer from Covid-related symptoms according to the THL. But the institute…