Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Participants with the highest intake of a healthy plant-based diet had a 16% lower risk of respiratory infection hospitalization compared to those with the lowest healthy plant-based diet consumption. Plant-based diets are...
Aviron Rapid® Decreases Symptom Severity and Duration of Acute Upper Respiratory Infections in Children
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial shows that use of Aviron Rapid significantly reduced disease duration and symptom severity compared to placebo in both adolescent and pediatric...
Daily Consumption of a Garlic and Onion Extract May Have a Protective Effect Against Respiratory Infections in Elderly Residents of Care Facilities
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results show that daily consumption of a garlic and onion extract concentrate may lower the incidence of respiratory infectious diseases in a population of elderly residents of a care facility, but other factors may have played a role in...
Daily Consumption of Catechins from Green Tea Significantly Reduced the Severity and Duration of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Healthy Subjects
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 12-week consumption of a test beverage containing 490 mg catechins and 10 mg caffeine per 350 mL resulted in a significant reduction in duration and severity of upper respiratory tract infection symptoms, such as running nose...
Higher Maternal Choline Levels Protect Fetal Brain Development
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Study suggests that maternal supplementation with choline protects early brain development by decreasing the negative effects of viral respiratory infections including COVID-19, even when the maternal viral infection occurs in early...
Genetic Analysis Associates ABO Blood Group with COVID-19
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study contributes to the “COVID-19 host genetics initiative”, a human genetics community that generates, shares and analyzes data on the genetic determinants of COVID-19 susceptibility, severity and outcomes which contribute to the...
Pneumonia Associated with Low Vitamin C Levels and Elevated Oxidative Stress
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study suggests that patients with pneumonia have depleted vitamin C levels and increased oxidative stress and would benefit from additional vitamin C supplementation. Pneumonia is a lower respiratory tract infection...
Coronavirus Lockdowns and the Impact on Global Nitrogen Dioxide
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a major pollutant, were significantly reduced in response to lockdowns following the COVID-19 pandemic, while simultaneously a secondary pollutant called ground level ozone was significantly increased in...
Is the Flu Vaccination Associated with Increased Risk of Other Respiratory Viruses?
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Study data revealed that when comparing vaccinated vs. unvaccinated individuals, those receiving influenza vaccination had an increased risk of infection with coronavirus and human metapneumovirus. The Spanish Flu Pandemic...
Effectiveness of High and Low Doses of Chloroquine Diphosphate in SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study evaluates the safety and efficacy of two chloroquine diphosphate (CQ) doses in patients with severe COVID-19. Coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) was first diagnosed in Wuhan, China as “pneumonia of unknown etiology” in December...
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