by GAtherton | Sep 27, 2023 | General interest
Asthma is a complex disease with many different causes & triggers. Sometimes asthma symptoms gradually get worse despite all efforts to control them, and one way that happens is when someone becomes allergic to Aspergillus. Allergic BronchoPulmonary Aspergillosis...
by GAtherton | Sep 26, 2023 | General interest
Patient Information leaflets (PIL) are meant to be enclosed with every pack of medication, in fact, it is a legal requirement unless all the relevant information is on the packaging. The PIL must contain all the information needed for a patient to be able to take the...
by GAtherton | Aug 2, 2023 | General interest
Commercial laboratories can sell their diagnostic tests directly to the public, or they can be ordered by non-NHS providers of healthcare. The reasons given can sound very persuasive about how useful those test results can be – for example, testing for organic...
by GAtherton | Aug 1, 2023 | General interest
Many people with aspergillosis are vulnerable to osteoporosis, partly due to some of the medication they take, partly due to their genetics and partly age. There is a complete guide for the treatment of osteoporosis by the NHS at the National Institute for Health and...
by GAtherton | Jul 24, 2023 | General interest
Spores of fungi including Aspergillus fumigatus, the main species that causes aspergillosis, have been found to propagate the growth of strains of fungi that are already resistant to those antifungal medications most commonly used in medical clinics to treat...