Tag Archives: Flu

COVID Attacks DNA in Heart, Unlike Flu, Study Says

Sept. 30, 2022 — COVID-19 causes DNA harm to the center, affecting the physique in a very totally different method than the flu does, in response to a latest examine revealed in Immunology  The examine regarded on the hearts of sufferers who died from COVID-19, the flu, and different causes. The findings may present clues […]

Death of Son Reinforces Flu Vaccination Message

Oct. 4, 2022 – Brent known as his dad, Jeb Teichman, MD, in November 2019 saying he had felt sick for the previous 3 days. The in any other case wholesome 29-year-old had a cough, sore throat, and was operating a fever. “It was what the CDC would call classic influenza-like illness,” Jeb Teichman stated. “It was […]

Pediatricians Urge Flu Vaccine for Kids

Sept. 6, 2022 – Attention dad and mom: The nation’s main pediatric medical society is urging you to ensure your youngsters get a flu shot this fall to forestall and management the unfold of the sickness. The American Academy of Pediatrics this week known as on dad and mom and caregivers to hunt flu vaccines […]

Summer Flu, RSV in July, ‘Super Colds?’

Aug. 1, 2022 – Richard Martinello, MD, a professor of medication and pediatric infectious illnesses at Yale University, doesn’t anticipate to see a baby hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the midst of summer season. The sickness, which may strike infants and older adults particularly arduous, is called a “winter virus.” But not this […]

Can the Flu Vaccine Help Keep Older Minds Sharp?

June 30, 2022 – For older adults, getting the annual flu shot could do greater than defend towards the flu. It might also scale back the danger of getting Alzheimer’s illness. In a big research of vaccinated and unvaccinated adults ages 65 and older, those that obtained at the least one influenza vaccine have been […]

Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine Safe for Kids With Asthma

March 30, 2022 The nasal spray flu vaccine doesn’t worsen signs for kids with bronchial asthma regardless of present warnings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, based on a brand new medical trial revealed within the journal Pediatrics. Researchers discovered that the quadrivalent reside attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV4), additionally known as the nasal […]

Half a Million Chickens to Be Destroyed in Bird Flu Outbreak

March 23, 2022 A business hen farm in Nebraska will destroy 570,000 broilers as a result of a case of extremely pathogenic avian influenza – higher often known as chook flu – was found within the flock, the Nebraska Department of Agriculture reported. Earlier this month, chook flu was found in a yard flock in […]

Number of Flu Cases Lower Than Pre-pandemic Levels

March 21, 2022 The variety of influenza circumstances is rising throughout the United States however has not hit pre-pandemic ranges, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Protection says. One of the optimistic unwanted effects of the COVID pandemic was a drop in flu circumstances, apparently as a result of folks have been isolating and […]

Zinc Might Help Shorten Your Cold or Flu

By Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters TUESDAY, Nov. 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Many individuals pop a zinc complement on the first signal of a chilly, and there is new proof supporting the behavior. Australian researchers discovered that the dietary supplements seem to assist shorten respiratory tract infections, similar to colds, flu, sinusitis […]