CDC: Chloramines In Swimming Pool Water May Irritate Eyes, Skin

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The ABC News (6/25, Mohney) website reports that people using swimming pools often “end up with red eyes or even skin irritation,” and the cause is “probably not the chlorine” used in pool water. The CDC “advises that what is especially irritating for swimmers is when chlorine mixes with body fluids including sweat or even urine.” The resulting “by-products, called chloramines, appear in the water or even in the air near a pool.” Swimmers who do not use goggles “should be careful to keep their eyes shut underwater.” Chloramines in the air may irritate people’s airways, too, posing a risk for people with asthma.

Nonsolid Lung Nodules May Be Followed Safely With CT Scans

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HealthDay (6/24, Reinberg) reports that research suggests that for individuals “with noncancerous lung nodules...annual CT scans may be all that’s needed to monitor their condition.”

        MedPage Today (6/24, Bankhead) reports that “CT-triggered biopsy identified 73 adenocarcinomas among 2,392 nonsolid lesions in 57,496 baseline screenings and 11 adenocarcinomas in 485 nonsolid nodules in 64,677 annual repeat screenings.” The study indicated that, “after a median follow-up 78 months, the patients with treated lesions had a 100% lung-cancer-specific survival.” The findings were published online in Radiology.

Asthma Treatments May Be Less Likely To Work For Older Individuals

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HealthDay (6/13, Preidt) reported that research indicates that “asthma treatments, especially inhaled corticosteroids, are less likely to work for older” individuals. Investigators “looked at 1,200 patients with mild-to-moderate asthma, and found that treatment failure occurred in” approximately “17 percent of those aged 30 and older, compared with about 10 percent of those younger than 30.” The study indicated that “lower lung function and having asthma for a longer time were” linked to “a higher risk of treatment failure.”

Vaccination Trends Have Experts Concerned Americans Will Lose Some “Herd Immunity”

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HealthDay (6/13, Norton) reports that while the majority of US kids “are getting their routine vaccinations, recent trends have experts concerned that Americans will lose some of the ‘herd immunity’ that has long protected many from serious infections.” Most US children “are up-to-date with routine jabs against once-common infections like polio, measles, mumps, whooping cough and chickenpox.” However, “that ‘coverage’ varies from state to state, according to the latest figures from the” CDC.

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