News tagged with upper respiratory infections


Earliest known evidence of 1918 influenza pandemic found

Examination of lung tissue and other autopsy material from 68 American soldiers who died of respiratory infections in 1918 has revealed that the influenza virus that eventually killed 50 million people worldwide was circulating ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bitter taste receptors regulate the upper respiratory defense system, research shows

A new study from a team of researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, the Monell Chemical Senses Center, and the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, reveals that a person's ability to taste ...

Medical research created Oct 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Probiotics are found to be a secret weapon for fighting symptoms of the common cold in college students

College students are notoriously sleep-deprived, live in close quarters and lead stress-filled lives, making them especially susceptible for contracting colds and upper-respiratory infections. For these reasons, a team lead ...

Health created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Man's best friend: Common canine virus may lead to new vaccines for deadly human diseases

Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that a virus commonly found in dogs may serve as the foundation for the next great breakthrough in human vaccine development.

Medical research created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

FDA approves 3 new drugs for type 2 diabetes

(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late Friday approved three new medications to help people battle type 2 diabetes.

Medications created Jan 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Honey a sweet treatment for kids' night-time cough

(HealthDay) -- Instead of reaching for a commercial medicine when your child is coughing through the night because of a common cold, Israeli researchers suggest giving honey a try.

Pediatrics created Aug 06, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sport doctors say non-alcoholic wheat beer boosts athletes' health

Many amateur athletes have long suspected what research scientists for the Department of Preventative and Rehabilitative Sports Medicine of the Technische Universitaet Muenchen at Klinikum rechts der Isar have now made official: ...

Health created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Probiotics have slight preventive effect on colds

Taking probiotics seems to provide both children and adults with a mild degree of protection against many upper respiratory tract infections including the common cold, according to a new systematic review. ...

Health created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Physicians advise patients to get smart about antibiotics

It's cold and flu season. But taking antibiotics for cold and flu viruses won't make children and adults feel better or help them get back to school or work faster.

Medications created Nov 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cigarette smoke boosts virulence in Staphylococcus aureus

Exposure to cigarette smoke has long been associated with increased frequency of respiratory infections—which are harder to treat in smoke-exposed people than in those who lack such exposures. Now Ritwij Kulkarni of Columbia ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nonsmoking lung cancer survivor encourages others to consider risk

Carol Seibert had an upper respiratory infection she just couldn’t seem to shake. The timing of her illness was awful, as she had just returned from a trip to Florida for her youngest son’s surgery and was preparing ...

Cancer created May 25, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gattex approved for short bowel syndrome

(HealthDay)—Gattex (teduglutide) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat nutritional problems caused by short bowel syndrome.

Medications created Dec 22, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1