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Cough and sneeze into elbows, not hands

NSW Health authorities should withdraw advertisements urging people to cover their coughs and sneezes with their hands and instead tell people to use their inner elbow, according to a letter to the editor ...

Health created Apr 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study provides new clues to how flu virus spreads

People may more likely be exposed to the flu through airborne virus than previously thought, according to new research from the University of Maryland School of Public Health. The study also found that when ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How to treat – and not treat – a cold

A sniffle here, a cough there and suddenly a cold has come. What to do? Here's how to treat - and not treat - a cold.

Health created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Cases of whooping cough in US highest in decades

Pertussis is at its highest level nationally in a half-century. But cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, often decline in late fall into early winter.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Allergies? Your sneeze is a biological response to the nose's 'blue screen of death'

Who would have thought that our noses and Microsoft Windows' infamous blue screen of death could have something in common? But that's the case being made by a new research report appearing online in The FASEB Journal. Specif ...

Immunology created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Drug treatment for urinary incontinence effective, but side-effects can derail success

Women with UI suffer physical, psychological, and social consequences of not being in full control of their bladders.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Latest discovery in the fight against tuberculosis announced

New research from the Trudeau Institute may help in the ongoing fight against tuberculosis. Dr. Andrea Cooper's lab has discovered a connection between the development of new lymphoid tissue within the lung and protection ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women face several forms of urinary incontinence

Urinary incontinence is an awkward thing to talk about. It's an even more awkward thing to live with.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

What does my child's sneeze mean?

(Medical Xpress) -- Though much of the beauty of spring is its vivid colors, rosy-red eyes and noses aren’t usually considered a welcome part of the landscape. Runny noses, sneezing and coughing often trumpet spring’s ...

Health created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast