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An App a Day

An apple a day keeps the doctor away. An App a Day helps the general public to maintain a healthy lifestyle!

An App a Day is a new business in the process of creating medical apps for the Iphone and eventually all smart phones.

05/29/2024

IMPORTANT Cleaning Product CAUTIONS:

You should NEVER Mix:

1. Bleach and Vinegar: these 2 items mixed together produce chlorine gas which can be harmful to your eyes, throat and lungs.
2. Bleach and Ammonia: these 2 items can release chloramine gas which can cause chest pain and shortness of breath.
3. Drain cleaner: do not mix the remainder of drain cleaner bottle to a new bottle. It can cause skin burns.
4. Vinegar and Hydrogen Peroxide: these 2 products, which can be used in your dishwasher separately to remove foul smells or mold, should never be used together. It will generate a weak acid which can create skin, eye and lung irritation.
5. Bleach and Rubbing Alcohol: these 2 items mixed together can generate a chloroform like compound, and although it is not strong enough to make you pass out, it can cause irritation of the eyes and skin.

05/22/2024

Spring Cleaning Tip:

Use homemade cleaners, such as:

1. All purpose cleanser and disinfectant: Mix 2 parts water and 2 parts vinegar.
2. Scouring cleanser: Mix 3 parts baking soda and one part water to make a paste. You can add a few squeezes of lemon juice to dissolve stubborn stains.

05/16/2024

Mind and Body Spring Cleaning Tips:

Clear the mind to reduce stress, reduce allergic flareups and improve sleep patterns. Studies show daily meditation improves control over our emotional responses. There are Apps available such as HEAD SPACE and CALM that can guide you through meditation.

Some medical experts believe that a diet heavy in pro-inflammatory foods can worsen allergic disease. Include foods in your diet which are anti-inflammatory and minimally processed. These foods include fruits, grains, vegetables, beans and legumes, extra virgin olive oil and unsalted nuts (if you're not allergic to nuts).

Read nutrition labels, look for salt and sugar content. Choose frozen fruits and vegetables which contain less salt than the canned equivalent.

05/14/2024

Spring Cleaning Tip:

Remember to change air filters every 3 months. Use filters with rating of 11 or 12 MERV (minimum efficiency rating value). Use dehumidifiers or air conditioning to remove moisture from the air. Humidity should be kept between 40% and 50% to reduce dust mite and molds

05/09/2024

Spring Cleaning Tips:

Dust mites, pet dander, mold and pollen are common allergen triggers. Deep cleaning can reduce these allergen levels in your home. Always wear long sleeve shirts, pants, gloves, masks and goggles when cleaning. Cotton gloves worn under vinyl gloves can protect your hands. Use fragrance and dye free cleaning products when using homemade cleansers.

Use microfiber cleaning cloths and mops which attract more dust than other material. Use a vacuum cleaner with a HEPA (high efficiency particulate air) filter.

05/07/2024

Spring has arrived and it is time for spring cleaning to remove dust mites and other potential allergens to reduce flareups of your nasal allergies, bronchial asthma or eczema.

In addition, a mental spring clean can lighten your mood and help reduce stress and anxiety that trigger allergy flareups. Nutritional rejuvenation can boost the immune system.

03/26/2024

The study has therefore shed light on a mechanism that may explain the presence of viral reservoirs: while individuals with little or no long-term virus had adaptive NK cell production, individuals with higher levels of virus had not only an absence of adaptive NK cell, but also a reduction in NK cell activity. Innate immunity therefore appears to play a role in the control of persistent SARS-CoV-2 viruses.

03/19/2024

Scientists observed that inflammation persisted for long periods in primates that had been infected by SARS-CoV-2, therefore, suspecting that it could be due to the presence of the virus in the body.

Initial results from the study indicate that viruses were found in the lungs of some individuals 6-18 months after infection, even though the virus was undetectable in the upper respiratory tract or blood.

Scientists were really surprised to find viruses in certain immune cells – alveolar macrophages- after such a long period and when regular PCR tests were negative. To understand the role of innate immunity in controlling these viral reservoirs, the scientists then turned their attention to NK (natural killer) cells. It has long been known that NK cells play an important role in controlling viral infections. The study shows that in some animals, macrophages infected with SARS-CoV-2 become resistant to destruction by NK cells, while in others NK cells are able to adapt to infection (know as adaptive NK cells) and destroy resistant cells in this case macrophages.

03/12/2024

COVID-19 LURKS IN LUNGS FOR UP TO 18 MONTHS

Some viruses persist in the body in a discreet and undetectable manner after causing an infection, They remain in what are known as “viral reservoirs”. This is the case for HIV, which remains latent in certain immune cells and can reactivate at any time. It could also be the case for the SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes COVID-19. At least, that is the hypothesis put forward by a team of scientists from the Institut Pasteur in 2021, and which has now been confirmed in a preclinical model of a non-human primate.

03/07/2024

COVID RESERVIORS

A groundbreaking study reveals that SARS-CoV-2 can linger in the lungs for months, eluding detection and potentially leading to long COVID, due to failures in the innate immune system.

One to two weeks after contracting COVID, the SARS-CoV-2 virus generally becomes undetectable in the upper respiratory tract. But does that mean that it is no longer present in the body? To find out, a team from the Institut Pasteur specialized in HIV, in collaboration with a French public research institute, the Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), conducted a study on lung cells in an animal model. The results show not only that SARS-CoV-2 is found in the lungs of certain individuals for up to 18 months after infection, but also that its persistence appears to be linked to a failure of innate immunity (the first line of defense against pathogens)

02/26/2024

Preventing reinfections

Each time you get hit, it does impact your body, so let's try not to get it too many times. That's easier said than done, since after three years, people are tired of taking precautions such as wearing masks and avoiding crowded public spaces.

That means other strategies need to become available, including universal vaccines that can protect against multiple variants.

02/19/2024

COVID-19 MAY ALTER THE IMMUNE RESPONSE

At this point, many people view COVID-19 as relatively benign. But even if you've already recovered from a mild case, there's no guarantee that next time will go as smoothly. Just because you did okay with it last year doesn't mean you'll do okay with it this year.

There is a mischaracterization in the public understanding that you can get an acute infection with fever, cough, malaise, and fatigue, get over it after a few days or a week or so, then bounce back, and it's gone. The data are showing that [some] people still display increased risk of problems even two years after an infection.

People who had multiple infections were three times more likely to be hospitalized for their infection up to six months later than those who only got COVID-19 once, and were also more likely to have problems with clotting, gastrointestinal disorders, kidney, and mental health symptoms. The risks appeared to increase the more infections people experienced.

Understanding why SARS-CoV-2 has a uniquely lasting effect on the body remains a challenge. Historically, when the immune system meets a new pathogen like a virus, it generates novel defenses and remembers the intrude, so it has a head start if the virus returns. That's certainly the case with SARS-CoV-2 -which is why vaccines work, and why getting reinfected generally leads to milder symptoms.

But there is also growing evidence that in some people, getting COVID-19 the first time may compromise the immune response in a way that makes the body less likely to respond effectively the next time it sees the virus. That could leave certain organs and body systems, such as the brain, weaker for months after infection – and subsequent ones. It's a balance of these two opposing forces – the immune system learning from the past and knowing how to deal with a virus and do a better job the second and third time around, and the idea that a first encounter with a virus might alter the immune system in some way that it becomes less efficient – that could explain why some people get Long COVID.

Data also continue to show that even vaccinated people can get Long COVID – although the risk may be lower – since the protection provided by vaccines wanes over time, just as it does from infections. Vaccines are therefore a strong but not absolute barrier to the virus

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