Chicken soup may contain a number of substances with beneficial medicinal activity including an anti-inflammatory mechanism that could ease the symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections, according to a new study. The study was reported in the October issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians. The suspected benefits of […]
Using copper to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses
New research from the University of Southampton has found that copper can effectively help to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses, which are linked to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). Animal coronaviruses that ‘host jump’ to humans, such as SARS and MERS, result in severe infections with high mortality. […]
Honey better than usual care for easing respiratory symptoms, especially cough
It’s cheap, readily available, and has virtually no side effects; doctors can recommend it Honey is better than usual care for easing upper respiratory tract symptoms, especially cough, finds a synthesis of the available evidence, and published online in the journal BMJ Evidence Based Medicine. Honey is cheap, readily available, and has virtually no side effects, […]
Cloth masks: Dangerous to your health?
The widespread use of cloth masks by healthcare workers may actually put them at increased risk of respiratory illness and viral infections and their global use should be discouraged, according to a UNSW study. The results of the first randomized clinical trial (RCT) to study the efficacy of cloth masks were published in the journal BMJ […]