“ICanCaRe: A Critical Response to the Increased Risk of Asthma Hospitalization in Children Exposed to Second-hand Smoke”

“ICanCaRe: A Critical Response to the Increased Risk of Asthma Hospitalization in Children Exposed to Second-hand Smoke”

A pivotal study published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology reveals a concerning correlation between second-hand smoke exposure and increased hospitalization risks in children with bronchial asthma, particularly following infections like respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).[1,2] This underscores the urgency of interventions like the ICanCaRe tobacco cessation program. (www.icancare.in)

Conducted by researchers from Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, the study examined the impact of second-hand smoke on 2248 children who had a history of RSV infection and 444 children with a history of human metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection. Among these, 56 children had experienced both infections. The study, which sourced data from the Japan Health Insurance Association database (April 2004 to March 2017), reported that 38% of children with RSV infection, 40% with hMPV infection, and 39% with both infections were exposed to second-hand smoke.

The findings were alarming: hospitalization rates for asthma control were significantly higher in children exposed to second-hand smoke (4.5%) compared to their non-exposed counterparts (2.7%). Furthermore, the diagnosis of bronchial asthma occurred earlier in the exposed group, with a median age of 22 months, as opposed to 25 months in the unexposed group.

For children who developed hMPV infection at 12 months or older, those exposed to second-hand smoke were diagnosed with bronchial asthma at an average age of 33 months, compared to 47 months in non-exposed children. Notably, in children who had hMPV infection before 12 months, there were no hospitalizations in the second-hand smoke group.[2]

The study also highlighted those children with pre-existing bronchial asthma and RSV infection faced a greater risk of hospitalization if exposed to second-hand smoke. The odds ratio (OR) for hospital admission due to asthma exacerbation in these children was 1.69. [2]

The synergy between viral infections like RSV, hMPV, and second-hand smoke exposure in exacerbating bronchial asthma is a critical public health concern. This study not only points to the heightened risk of pediatric asthma but also to the urgent need for protective measures against second-hand smoke exposure.

The ICanCaRe digitalized tobacco cessation program (www.icancare.in) emerges as a beacon of hope in this scenario. By focusing on tobacco cessation and raising awareness about the dangers of second-hand smoke, ICanCaRe is positioned to play a pivotal role in mitigating the risk of pediatric asthma, especially in vulnerable children with a history of RSV or hMPV infections. With the #advicequittobacco campaign, we implore all doctors to ask and advice about tobacco use and quitting and refer them to the ICanCaRe centers for a 100% successful quit program. Call 011-43077695 or write to info@icancare.in and download the ICanCaRe tobacco Wellness APP (http://app.icancare.in)

Through programs like ICanCaRe, there is potential to reduce the onset and severity of pediatric asthma, providing a healthier future for our children as part of the prime campaign #SAVEtheYouth. The findings of this study serve as a powerful reminder of the critical importance of such interventions.

References:

1. Yoshizato R, et al. Secondhand smoking and pediatric asthma after respiratory syncytial virus or human metapneumovirus infection. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2023 Oct 18:S1081-1206(23)01342-X. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2023.10.013.

2. Stong C. Available at: https://www.pulmonologyadvisor.com/home/topics/lung-infection/secondhand-smoke-rsv-and-pediatric-bronchial-asthma/. Dated Nov. 10, 2023. Accessed on Nov. 14, 2023.

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The Council for Public Health to join SAVE the Youth Campaign with ICanCaRe

The Council for Public Health to join SAVE the Youth Campaign with ICanCaRe

Welcome note to the Council for Public Health to join SAVE the Youth
Campaign with ICanCaRe following the introductory program on 18.9.2023

It was a pleasure to extend a warm welcome to the COUNCIL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
following the successful introductory program held on 18th September 2023. 7
members of the team attended the online introduction. COUNCIL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
with its mission to work with the youths has its presence in Telangana and
Andra States. The group consists of a varied group of enthusiastic doctors
working on the ground level.

Dr. Pawan Gupta introduced the SAVE the Youth Campaign of ICanCaRe, an
initiative dedicated to empowering and safeguarding the youth against the
challenges posed by substance abuse, particularly tobacco consumption. The
introductory program shed light on our mission, objectives, and the
collaborative efforts needed to create a healthier and happier community.

Now, more than ever, we understand the imperative need for collective action
to protect our youth from the detrimental effects of tobacco use.

We look forward to the council to actively engaging in the SAVE the Youth
Campaign, and collaborate with us in creating educational programs, awareness
campaigns, and policy advocacy initiatives that will significantly contribute
to reduce tobacco usage among the youth.

The partnership and expertise will greatly enhance the impact of this
initiative, fostering a healthier environment for future generations.

We look forward to enthusiastic participation and to working together for
the betterment of our community.

TEAM ICanCaRe

#icancare #icancareacademy #icancareepharmacy #savetheyouth
#pawangupta #councilofpublichealth #telangana #andhra

ICanCaRe Academy conducts a seminar for the launch of the QUIT TOBACCO program SAVE the YOUTH campaign in Indore

PRESS NOTE – 12th September 2023

ICanCaRe Academy conducts a seminar for the launch of the QUIT TOBACCO program SAVE the YOUTH campaign in Indore.

A seminar was conducted with 37 selected doctors from various specialties – Cancer, Dental, ENT, Chest, Medicine, Education, Pharmacy, and social attended the seminar to adopt the ICanCaRe tobacco Cessation protocol and specific medicines to quit tobacco and to launch the SAVE the youth program in Indore.

Tobacco is a complex disease, it needs proper intervention to help people quit tobacco. Tobacco is the cause of many a disease. The seminar is for the Capacity building for tobacco Cessation program as part of SAVE the youth campaign of ICanCaRe to reach out across India. SAVE the Youth program is a complete ecosystem towards Tobacco Control. SAVE the program for tobacco encompasses SENSITIZATION against tobacco, ASSIST users to quit tobacco through a digital protocol intervention program, Volunteer building as TOBACCO MARSHALs, TOBACCO AMBASSADORS, and TOBACCO CESSATION SPECIALISTs in the society to ENFORCE a tobacco Free society.

The seminar was conducted by Dr. Pawan Gupta, Director of Surgical Oncology at MAX Hospital, Delhi, and Founder of ICanCaRe Academy. He has done intensive research and established a simplified digital tobacco Cessation protocol, and also the author of many books on the subject. Through the ICanCaRe Academy have trained more than 1,000 doctors on successful ICanCaRe protocols for successful quit tobacco programs.

Dr. Ameya Bihani, Head and Neck Cancer surgeon and the first Certified Tobacco Cessation specialist of Indore said that cancer is on the rise in Indore and MP as a whole. Tobacco is a bad addiction difficult to quit. I induct my patients to quit tobacco protocol and this has improved my surgical outcome.

Dr Arati Chaudhary, Oral Medicine and Dental Oncologist and also an Orientation Course Tobacco Cessation Certificate holder of Gujarat University convenor of the seminar said there is a lack of awareness amongst the doctors on how to help their patients to quit tobacco, this seminar will help in sensitizing the doctors on the ICanCaRe digital protocol based program and the ICanCaRe APP. We will be introducing the SAVE the Youth campaign in toto in Indore.

Dr. Dilip Acharya, renowned surgeon of Indore, suggested that the ICanCaRe digital centres need to be set up in Indore. Appreciate the efforts of ICanCaRe in propagating the cause. Tobacco cessation is a therapy and needs to be adopted as part of treatment for all patients.

Dr. Rajesh Jain, Chairman of SRJ-CBCC Cancer Hospital, said that more than 50% of cancer patients are due to tobacco, and head and neck cancer patients are on the rise. The main reason is the rampant use of tobacco. As a part of Swach Abhiyan and Indore being a clean city, the SAVE the Youth campaign is needed in Indore. He would extend the facility at the hospital to include the TOBACCO CESSATION Program in his hospital as the first of its kind at Indore.

Mrs. Shuchi Khanna, a Humanity teacher at the Shishukunj International School, Indore said it is important that schools adopt the TOBACCO MARSHAL program of SAVE the Youth campaign to make children aware never to start or ever experiment with tobacco in their lifetime. Many children adopt the habit and suffer later.  Although the government is working a lot, it is time that it is implemented strictly. She wants to be the first TOBACCO MARSHAL of the Indore city.

Mr. Rohit Khanna who helped organize the meeting, would be meeting doctors and social organisations to establish the ICanCaRe SAVE the Youth protocol in Indore. He said it is very fortunate that a beginning has happened and the momentum will continue.

Present in the meet were also the scientists from RRCAT who have been researching and developing instruments for early detection and treatment of oral cancers. The research product ONCODIAGNOSIS is a marvellous instrument which can be used to detect early cancers of oral cavity using spectroscopy.  Extensive work on Photo biomodulation and Photodynamic therapy for oral cancers is also being done at the laboratory.

Many of the young doctors present in the meet showed interest to learn the ICanCaRe protocol and adopt the same in the future.

Tobacco use needs to be curtailed, and ICanCaRe SAVE the youth Campaign is to be adopted to make Indore further cleaner, greener, healthier and lively.

#icancare #icancareacademy #pawangupta #ameyabihani #SRJ-CBCC #indore #Rajeshjain #aratichaudhary #SAVEtheyouth #tobaccofree #rohitkhanna #shuchikhanna #tobaccomarshal #CTCS #OCTC #dilipacharya #shuchikhanna #RRCAT


प्रेस नोट- 12 सितम्बर 2023

ICanCaRe अकादमी ने इंदौर में तंबाकू छोड़ो कार्यक्रम, युवा बचाओ अभियान के शुभारंभ के लिए एक सेमिनार आयोजित किया।

विभिन्न विशिष्टताओं – कैंसर, दंत चिकित्सा, ईएनटी, छाती, चिकित्सा, शिक्षा, फार्मेसी और सामाजिक क्षेत्र के 37 चयनित डॉक्टरों के साथ एक सेमिनार आयोजित किया गया था, जिसमें तंबाकू छोड़ने के लिए ICanCaRe तंबाकू समाप्ति प्रोटोकॉल और विशिष्ट दवाओं को अपनाने और SAVE the लॉन्च करने के लिए सेमिनार में भाग लिया गया था। इंदौर में युवा कार्यक्रम.

तम्बाकू एक जटिल बीमारी है, लोगों को तम्बाकू छोड़ने में मदद करने के लिए उचित हस्तक्षेप की आवश्यकता है।  तम्बाकू कई बीमारियों का कारण है। यह सेमिनार पूरे भारत में पहुंचने के लिए ICanCaRe के युवा बचाओ अभियान के हिस्से के रूप में तंबाकू समाप्ति कार्यक्रम के लिए क्षमता निर्माण के लिए है। सेव द यूथ कार्यक्रम तंबाकू नियंत्रण की दिशा में एक संपूर्ण पारिस्थितिकी तंत्र है। तम्बाकू के लिए सेव कार्यक्रम में तम्बाकू के खिलाफ संवेदनशीलता, डिजिटल प्रोटोकॉल हस्तक्षेप कार्यक्रम के माध्यम से उपयोगकर्ताओं को तम्बाकू छोड़ने में सहायता करना, तम्बाकू मुक्त समाज को लागू करने के लिए समाज में तम्बाकू मार्शल, तम्बाकू राजदूत और तम्बाकू समाप्ति विशेषज्ञ के रूप में स्वयंसेवी निर्माण शामिल है।

 सेमिनार का संचालन दिल्ली के मैक्स अस्पताल में सर्जिकल ऑन्कोलॉजी के निदेशक और ICanCaRe अकादमी के संस्थापक डॉ. पवन गुप्ता ने किया। उन्होंने गहन शोध किया है और एक सरलीकृत डिजिटल तंबाकू समाप्ति प्रोटोकॉल स्थापित किया है, और इस विषय पर कई पुस्तकों के लेखक भी हैं। ICanCaRe अकादमी के माध्यम से तंबाकू छोड़ने के सफल कार्यक्रम के लिए सफल ICanCaRe प्रोटोकॉल पर 1,000 से अधिक डॉक्टरों को प्रशिक्षित किया गया है।

सिर और गर्दन के कैंसर सर्जन और इंदौर के पहले प्रमाणित तंबाकू समाप्ति विशेषज्ञ डॉ. अमेया बिहानी ने कहा कि इंदौर और पूरे एमपी में कैंसर बढ़ रहा है। तम्बाकू एक बुरी लत है जिसे छोड़ना मुश्किल है। मैं अपने मरीजों को तम्बाकू प्रोटोकॉल छोड़ने के लिए प्रेरित करता हूं और इससे मेरे सर्जिकल परिणाम में सुधार हुआ है।

सेमिनार की संयोजक ओरल मेडिसिन और डेंटल ऑन्कोलॉजिस्ट और ओरिएंटेशन कोर्स तंबाकू समाप्ति प्रमाणपत्र धारक गुजरात विश्वविद्यालय की डॉ. आरती चौधरी ने कहा कि डॉक्टरों के बीच जागरूकता की कमी है कि वे अपने मरीजों को तंबाकू छोड़ने में कैसे मदद करें, यह सेमिनार इसमें मदद करेगा। ICanCaRe डिजिटल प्रोटोकॉल आधारित कार्यक्रम और ICanCaRe APP पर डॉक्टरों को संवेदनशील बनाना। हम इंदौर में युवाओं को बचाने का अभियान पूरी तरह शुरू करेंगे।

इंदौर के प्रसिद्ध सर्जन डॉ. दिलीप आचार्य ने सुझाव दिया कि इंदौर में ICanCaRe डिजिटल सेंटर स्थापित करने की आवश्यकता है। इस मुद्दे को प्रचारित करने में ICanCaRe के प्रयासों की सराहना करें। तम्बाकू समाप्ति एक चिकित्सा है और इसे सभी रोगियों के लिए उपचार के भाग के रूप में अपनाने की आवश्यकता है।

एसआरजे-सीबीसीसी कैंसर अस्पताल के अध्यक्ष डॉ. राजेश जैन ने कहा कि 50% से अधिक कैंसर रोगी तंबाकू के कारण होते हैं, और सिर और गर्दन के कैंसर के रोगी बढ़ रहे हैं। इसका मुख्य कारण तम्बाकू का अंधाधुंध प्रयोग है। स्वच्छ अभियान और इंदौर के एक स्वच्छ शहर होने के नाते, इंदौर में युवा बचाओ अभियान की जरूरत है। वह इंदौर में अपनी तरह के पहले अस्पताल में तंबाकू निवारण कार्यक्रम को शामिल करने के लिए अस्पताल में सुविधा का विस्तार करेंगे।

शिशुकुंज इंटरनेशनल स्कूल, इंदौर में मानवता की शिक्षिका श्रीमती शुचि खन्ना ने कहा कि यह महत्वपूर्ण है कि स्कूल युवाओं को बचाने के अभियान के तंबाकू मार्शल कार्यक्रम को अपनाएं ताकि बच्चों को अपने जीवनकाल में कभी भी तंबाकू का सेवन शुरू न करने या इसका प्रयोग न करने के लिए जागरूक किया जा सके। कई बच्चे इस आदत को अपना लेते हैं और बाद में उन्हें इसका खामियाजा भुगतना पड़ता है। हालांकि सरकार इस पर काफी काम कर रही है लेकिन अब समय आ गया है कि इसे सख्ती से लागू किया जाए। वह इंदौर शहर की पहली तंबाकू मार्शल बनना चाहती हैं।

श्री रोहित खन्ना, जिन्होंने बैठक आयोजित करने में मदद की, इंदौर में ICanCaRe SAVE the Youth प्रोटोकॉल की स्थापना के लिए डॉक्टरों और सामाजिक संगठनों से मुलाकात करेंगे। उन्होंने कहा कि यह बहुत सौभाग्य की बात है कि शुरुआत हुई है और यह गति जारी रहेगी।

बैठक में आरआरसीएटी के वैज्ञानिक भी उपस्थित थे जो मौखिक कैंसर का शीघ्र पता लगाने और उपचार के लिए उपकरणों पर शोध और विकास कर रहे हैं। अनुसंधान उत्पाद ऑन्कोडायग्नोसिस एक अद्भुत उपकरण है जिसका उपयोग स्पेक्ट्रोस्कोपी का उपयोग करके मौखिक गुहा के प्रारंभिक कैंसर का पता लगाने के लिए किया जा सकता है। प्रयोगशाला में मौखिक कैंसर के लिए फोटो बायोमॉड्यूलेशन और फोटोडायनामिक थेरेपी पर भी व्यापक काम किया जा रहा है।

बैठक में उपस्थित कई युवा डॉक्टरों ने ICanCaRe प्रोटोकॉल को सीखने और भविष्य में इसे अपनाने में रुचि दिखाई।

तम्बाकू के उपयोग को कम करने की आवश्यकता है, और इंदौर को और अधिक स्वच्छ, हरा-भरा, स्वस्थ और जीवंत बनाने के लिए ICanCaRe SAVE the Youth अभियान को अपनाया जाना चाहिए।

#icancare #icancareacademy #pawangupta #ameyabihani #SRJ-CBCC #indore #Rajeshjain #aratichaudhary #SAVEtheyouth #tobaccofree #rohitkhanna #shuchikhanna #tobaccomarshal #CTCS #OCTC