February 10, 2022

Green Tea Daily Wards Off Influenza And Other Respiratory Viruses, Say Researchers

Results from a review and meta-analysis on the effects of tea catechins on influenza and other upper respiratory tract infections reveal “significant preventative effects.”
February 10, 2022

Study Highlights Role Of A Good Vitamin D Status In Fighting Infections

A new study from the University of Eastern Finland highlights the benefits of a good vitamin D status in fighting infections.
February 4, 2022

Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic by eliminating VAT on fruit and vegetables: Dutch government launches nationwide program to stimulate vitamin C consumption

Translations: Spanish, French, Italian, Polish The campaign launched in late 2021 by the Dutch government for a ‘fiscale vitamin-C-stimulans’ (a fiscal stimulus for vitamin C) is […]
February 3, 2022

Vitamin D Supplementation Could Reduce Migraine Headache Attacks

Vitamin D supplementation could reduce headache attacks and headache days per month among migraine patients, according to a review published in The American Journal of Emergency Medicine.
February 3, 2022

Uganda Researches Traditional COVID-19 Remedies

Herbal remedies for COVID-19 are being researched in Uganda. The National Drug Authority, the country's drug regulator, intends to evaluate these medicines in clinical trials.
February 3, 2022

Doctor Who Discovered Omicron: ‘I Was Ordered To Label This Variant Serious’

Angelique Coetzee, general practitioner and president of the South African Medical Association, reacted in an interview with the Austrian ServusTV to the fear, panic, and totalitarian rules imposed because of the Omicron variant, which she said was very mild.
February 3, 2022

Huge Volumes Of COVID-19 Hospital Waste Threaten Health, Admits World Health Organization

Discarded syringes, used test kits and old vaccine bottles from the COVID-19 pandemic have piled up to create tens of thousands of tons of medical waste, threatening human health and the environment, a World Health Organization (WHO) report says.
February 3, 2022

Jailed ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli Ordered To Repay $64m

Martin Shkreli, the former drug firm executive who ordered dramatic price hikes of Daraprim (Pyrimethamine), an anti-parasitic medicine, has been barred from the pharma industry for life. A US federal judge ordered him to repay $64.6m (£47m) in profits he made from the scheme, ruling that his actions had violated laws against monopolies. Shkreli is currently serving a prison sentence for defrauding investors.