Tag: Immunity

The biggest damage from the swine flu outbreak may yet turn out to be that it is being used as...

If you are feeling fearful or confused about the most recent pandemic with Swine Flu (H1N1), you won’t want to...

A huge, international study has determined that babies who take acetaminophen have a greatly increased risk of developing childhood asthma,...

Now that DDT no longer is legal and with the increase in international travel, bedbugs have enjoyed a resurgence, thriving...

New research has found that the heart muscle regenerates at the rate of about 1% a year in early adulthood,...

Scientists out of Duke University announced that a new treatment for peanut allergies may be imminent, by building up immunity...

Scientists have found a new treatment for the flu that works against nine different strains of influenza, including the dread...

The recent outbreak of salmonella from peanuts has focused attention once again on the safety of possible contaminated common food...

A study has found that antibiotic-resistant MRSA, which causes dangerous staph infections that won't go away, can be caught from...

The psoriasis drug Raptiva appears linked to a condition known as progressive multi-focal leukoencephalopathy (PML), learn more about natural health...

The focus of this newsletter is on diseases that affect the bronchioles and alveoli. We're talking about COPD, emphysema, bronchitis,...

In this issue, we discuss the physiology, or functioning, of the respiratory system, what can go wrong with those functions,...

We examine the anatomy of the respiratory system and learn about its two primary functions. First, it is an exchange...

The antiviral drug Tamiflu has a long record of failure, but new studies show a 99 percent resistance rate against...

Earlier this week, Google launched its new "flu trends" service, which reports the spread of any flu outbreak in real-time...

How is Google planning to educate the general public on flu trends?  Be aware of the benefits vs. the concerns...

Recently a new strain of MRSA has demonstrated resistance to the antibiotic Zyvox, which was considered to be the one...

A new study has found that those who contract non-melanoma skin cancers, which normally are nonfatal, stand double the risk...

A new study out of the Boston Children's Hospital found that 40 percent of children between the ages of eight-months...

The medical community is worried about an alarming increase in the number of people simultaneously infected with both the flu...

The World Health Organization estimates that there are nearly half a million new cases of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis each year,...

It seems that a significant percentage of seasonal flu cases have become Tamiflu-resistant, according to a study completed by the...

New Jersey recently passed a resolution requiring that children over 6 months of age who attend public schools or day...

Does having a positive attitude impact survival for people with cancer? Is it misleading to think that positive thinking could...

In this issue, we examine the composition of blood and how that determines its functionality.