Seasonal influenza, commonly called “the flu,” is caused by influenza viruses that infect the respiratory tract (notably, the nose, throat, and lungs). The US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention estimates that the seasonal flu affects an average 5% to 20% of the total US population each year, with over 200,000 people hospitalized from seasonal …
Numerous studies suggest the health promoting effects of a good night’s sleep. Aric Prather, from the University of California/San Francisco (UCSF; California, USA), and colleagues enrolled 164 healthy men and women, ages 18 to 55 years, in a study in which subjects were assessed for sleep duration and sleep continuity for 7 consecutive days. A …
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have discovered that sex hormones have an effect that extends far beyond the reproductive system; progesterone may eventually be a possible flu treatment for women. Progesterone, a female hormone contained in the majority of hormone-based birth control, appears to fend off the worst effects of …
Routinely disrupted patterns in the body, such as unpredictable sleep patterns and shift work, play a major role in how and when infections occur in the body. A study suggests that people are more susceptible to infections at specific times of the day. It is during this time that the body’s anatomy promotes the growth …
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Parasitic infection afflicts up to 20 million people worldwide. Most of these people are located in the poorest of nations: Africa, Asia, and Latin America. These diseases are more commonly noted as Leishmaniasis, Sleeping Sickness, and Chagas disease. The parasites responsible for this misery are named Leishmania, Trypanosoma brucei, and Trypanosoma cruzi. These three deadly parasites are responsible for tens of …
New Drug for Parasitic Infections May Save Millions of Lives Read More »
Scientists in Germany have created a new drug-resistant antibiotic they call “lugdunin.” A bacteria (staphylococcus lugdunensis) that colonizes your naval cavity was discovered in the human nose, and can produce a super antibiotic with the ability to kill antibiotic resistant bugs. Researchers found that the deadly bacteria “staphylococcus aureus” does not survive for long in …
New Superbug-Fighting Antibiotic Found in Nasal Bacteria Read More »
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