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Feed a Cold and a Fever, Experts Say

Drugs.com

26, 2024 -- The old saying “feed a cold, starve a fever” is baloney, doctors say.People fighting off a seasonal respiratory virus need adequate nutrition, regardless of their symptoms, according to advice from the Baylor College of. FRIDAY, Jan.

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CDC Warns of Rise in RSV Cases Among Young Children, Infants

Drugs.com

6, 2023 -- Doctors are seeing a spike in severe cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among young children in Florida and Georgia, U.S. WEDNESDAY, Sept. health officials warned Tuesday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sent an.

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Simple test for flu could improve diagnosis and surveillance

Broad Institute

Simple test for flu could improve diagnosis and surveillance By Allessandra DiCorato June 18, 2024 Breadcrumb Home Simple test for flu could improve diagnosis and surveillance A low-cost CRISPR-based paper strip test distinguishes between influenza types and can be reprogrammed to recognize different viruses including the H5N1 bird flu virus.

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COVID-19 patients are experiencing long-term effects from the virus

The Pharma Data

Almost a third of doctors have treated patients for long-term symptoms caused by coronavirus, according to a new study. A further 21% of 1,030 doctors who had since recovered from the virus reported chronic fatigue, while 11% said they had no concentration difficulties. Photo by Mohsen Atayi. Conor Kavanagh. Source link.

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Can a heartburn drug help doctors treat COVID-19?

The Pharma Data

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors in Wuhan noticed something surprising. Many of the elderly patients who survived the virus were poor: not exactly the demographic you would expect to fare well in a health crisis. But in more severe illnesses, cytokine production can spiral out of control, becoming dysregulated.

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Coronavirus doctor's diary: Trying out tech that may help make worship Covid-secure

The Pharma Data

He picked up the virus right at the start of the pandemic and had a relentless and gruelling illness followed by a lingering debilitation that has lasted over six months. Or read the previous online diary entry: Will universities be able to avoid spreading the virus? Front line diary. Image copyright. Ian Beesley.

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Keeping tabs on Covid-19: Iceni Diagnostics creates new virus detection device and the RDIF announce its vaccine is more than 95 per cent efficient

The Pharma Data

UK firm develops solution for identifying whether patients are actually infectious from a virus or not. Iceni Diagnostics has revealed it is developing a new technology that can disclose if patients are actually infectious with a live virus or not. Read on to for the full insight.

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