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Guidance on the use of face masks and on outbreaks in care settings has been updated

Guidance on the use of face masks in all care settings and on outbreaks in care homes has been updated to give settings the flexibility to ensure ongoing Covid measures are proportionate.

15 Dec 2022

Eating flowers to promote health and prevent disease

Do people eat flowers? Yes, many of them. Experts say that the Greeks, Romans, and French during the Middle Ages and the English during the Victorian era included edible flowers in their cuisine, either as appetizers or to enhance the flavor of the dish.

15 Dec 2022

Revised guidelines for diabetes care

A recent Diabetes Care journal paper summarized the latest recommendations offered to people with diabetes to improve their health and well-being.

15 Dec 2022

UBC researchers identify a compound that shows early promise at halting viral infections

Researchers at UBC's Life Sciences Institute have identified a compound that shows early promise at halting infections from a range of coronaviruses, including all variants of SARS-CoV-2 and the common cold.

15 Dec 2022

Protein expression signature distinguishes early from late stage diffuse alveolar damage

Researchers identified a protein expression signature that can distinguish early diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) from late DAD in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

15 Dec 2022

Sheep milk could be an inexpensive source of therapeutic polyclonal SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies

Researchers used sheep, a ruminant mammal, to obtain polyclonal immunoglobulins (IgGs) against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).

15 Dec 2022

Influenza vaccine effectiveness during the 2021–2022 influenza season in the United States

Researchers estimated influenza VE in patients aged ≥6 months seeking outpatient care for ARI due to the influenza A(H3N2) virus between October 2021 and April 2022 in the United States (US).

15 Dec 2022

Avian influenza update: Bird keepers in England must house all poultry and captive birds until further notice

All poultry and captive birds must be housed in England until further notice, following an increase in the number of detections of avian influenza in wild birds and on commercial premises.

14 Dec 2022

Study indicates need for developing mucosal vaccines to induce potent immune responses at sites where SARS-CoV-2 infection occurs

Researchers measured the antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 from nasal fluid, saliva, and plasma to compare the antibody levels between blood and mucosal fluids.

14 Dec 2022

Extreme temperatures increase risk of heart failure deaths

According to a new study performed, exposure to extremely hot or cold temperatures raises a heart disease patient’s risk of dying.

14 Dec 2022

What Germany’s coal miners can teach America about medical debt

Almost every day, Dr. Eckart Rolshoven sees the long shadow of coal mining in his clinic near the big brownstone church that dominates this small town in Germany's Saarland.

14 Dec 2022

Researchers identify molecular determinants of post-infection long-COVID

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers presented a transcriptome-wide assessment of blood gene expression changes that occur in acute COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) and are associated with PASC (post-acute sequelae of COVID-19), commonly known as long-COVID.

13 Dec 2022

Extremely hot and cold temperatures linked with higher risk of cardiovascular deaths

Extremely hot and cold temperatures both increased the risk of death among people with cardiovascular diseases, such as ischemic heart disease (heart problems caused by narrowed heart arteries), stroke, heart failure and arrhythmia, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

13 Dec 2022

Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Latest Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Guidance on the use of face masks and on outbreaks in care settings has been updated

Eating flowers to promote health and prevent disease

Revised guidelines for diabetes care

UBC researchers identify a compound that shows early promise at halting viral infections

Protein expression signature distinguishes early from late stage diffuse alveolar damage

Sheep milk could be an inexpensive source of therapeutic polyclonal SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies

Influenza vaccine effectiveness during the 2021–2022 influenza season in the United States

Avian influenza update: Bird keepers in England must house all poultry and captive birds until further notice

Study indicates need for developing mucosal vaccines to induce potent immune responses at sites where SARS-CoV-2 infection occurs

Extreme temperatures increase risk of heart failure deaths

What Germany’s coal miners can teach America about medical debt

Researchers identify molecular determinants of post-infection long-COVID

Extremely hot and cold temperatures linked with higher risk of cardiovascular deaths

Targeted therapies and novel drug combinations show promise for the treatment of multiple leukemias

Researchers develop new porous material capable of regenerating bones and preventing infections

COVID-19 vaccination temporarily alters heart rate variability

Researchers show link between a debilitating heart condition and COVID-19 infection, vaccination

Exposure to extremely hot or cold temperatures increases heart disease deaths

How convergent evolution is creating new COVID-19 waves

Enveloped viruses show greater cross-species transmission, according to new research

How microRNA is transforming science: From discovery to diagnostics

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