Wildfires pose acute threat to cardiorespiratory health; e-cigs show dangerous pulegone levels

Wildfire smoke has acute cardiorespiratory impact, but long-term effects still under study

By Doug Brunk

While research advances, the unforgiving wildfire season looms, assuring more destruction of property and threats to cardiorespiratory health.

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Pulegone levels in e-liquids, smokeless tobacco products exceed FDA limits

Daily exposure to pulegone was 44-1,608 times higher than that from menthol cigarettes.

FDA gives dapagliflozin Fast Track status for heart failure therapy
The designation is for reduction of cardiovascular death risk or disease progression in patients with reduced or preserved ejection fraction.

Benefits of peanut desensitization may not last
Previous studies have shown that desensitization to peanuts can be successful, but sustained response to oral immunotherapy after treatment reduction has not been well studied.

Most patients with RIS develop MS within 10 years
The conversion rate jumps to 87% in the presence of four risk factors at baseline.

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