Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Tips, Occupational Therapy, Safety
Asthma, a disease which is characterized by the inflammation of the airways that makes breathing difficult, can be caused by exposures in the workplace. Some chemicals prevalent in workplace settings triggers swelling in the airways, allowing less air to go to the lungs and causing symptoms like coughing, shortness of breath, wheezing, and chest tightness. It is estimated that in the United States 15% of disabling asthma cases are associated with work-related factors, making occupational asthma the most common occupational lung disease (NHLBI, 2011). (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Tips, Men's Health, Pulmonary Disease, Women's Health
Guest post by Sidney Braman, MD, Professor Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Division, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Braman has long standing expertise in managing diseases of the airways such as asthma and COPD.
Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) is a progressive disease that affects about 11 million adults in the U.S., although many more have the disease and do not know it. It has become the third leading cause of death and results in chronic disability and a heavy financial and emotional burden on the patient and family alike. COPD is preventable, as the cause in up to 90% of individuals is cigarette smoking. Occupational irritants and passive smoke exposure are also thought to play a causative role. In the second half of the 20th century the tobacco industry began advertising heavily to women. (more…)
Jun 8, 2015 | Inside, School
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has ushered in a new era in digital health care with two pioneering collaborations involving Google [X] Life Sciences (GLS) and Apple Inc.’s recently released ResearchKit framework—software that enables patients to join medical research studies using their iPhones. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Tips, Your Health
Asthma is one of the most common health conditions during pregnancy, affecting 1 in 12 women. Asthma can impact your pregnancy, and pregnancy can influence the behavior of your asthma. Asthma, particularly when uncontrolled, has been linked to certain complications of pregnancy, including low infant birth weight and prematurity. Pregnant women with asthma need reliable information to make healthy choices regarding their asthma during pregnancy.
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Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside, School
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and National Jewish Health, the nation’s leading respiratory hospital, based in Denver, Colorado, have created a partnership to advance patient care and research in respiratory and related diseases. The Mount Sinai–National Jewish Health Respiratory Institute is expected to open on the Icahn School of Medicine campus in July.
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Asthma, a disease which is characterized by the inflammation of the airways that makes breathing difficult, can be caused by exposures in the workplace. Some chemicals prevalent in workplace settings triggers swelling in the airways, allowing less air to go to the lungs and causing symptoms like coughing, shortness of breath, wheezing, and chest tightness. It is estimated that in the United States 15% of disabling asthma cases are associated with work-related factors, making occupational asthma the most common occupational lung disease (NHLBI, 2011). (more…)
