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Common Cold

Losing common ground

A rift between science and activism is undermining progress in the fight against AIDS Among the chaos of fractious voices at the 17th International AIDS Conference, it’s hard to discern a clear message, and even harder to know...

Is your Immune System Ready for the Flu Season?

The flu season is fast approaching, and the question is, is your body, your immune system, ready for this annual onslaught? So what is one of the best defenses against the common cold or flu? Eating the right foods and doing...

How to tell when your kid is faking sick

With cold and flu season upon us, when you work outside the home and you have a sick child, one of the first things you have to ascertain is, “Are they really sick?” Not that you should doubt your child, but when it happens you...

Macular Degeneration May be Linked to Gene Mutation that Helps Combat Viruses

A sub-type of the most frequently seen form of age-related macular degeneration may be triggered by double-stranded RNA viruses which include cold and flu viruses, according to research published in the New England Journal of...

Doctor 'missed abused baby's broken back'

A doctor who examined an abused baby failed to spot the child had a broken back, the Old Bailey heard. The 17-month-old boy died in August last year of injuries including a back fracture that would have left him paralysed from...

Wheezing infants with colds at 10-fold asthma risk in later life

From ANI Washington, Oct 2: Infants who wheeze while suffering from common cold are at a ten-fold risk of developing asthma in later life, say researchers. The new study from University of Wisconsin has found that wheezing...

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Nothing soothes you like Theraflu. Its fast powerful hot liquid line provides powerful relief of cold, severe cold and flu symptoms including: Get the dual-pack at a Sam’s Club near you today. Visit www.theraflu.com for more...

How to beat off a cold

Summer is over, which means that cold and flu season is approaching with its stuffy sinuses and nasal congestion. But before you grab your Sudafed, or other pharmaceutical intervention, the journal Medical Hypotheses - always a...

Treating a Cold and Flu the Holistic Way

Sep 30, 2008

What Alternative Medicine Experts Do When They Get Sick By CARI NIERENBERG ABC News Medical Unit A cold is the most common illness on the planet, and having a medical degree hardly makes you immune to catching one. Being...

Gold at $1125 Per Ounce Now

That is not a miss-quote it is the price of gold in Aussie dollars as I turn on my computer this morning. The worst of our fears have emerged for the financial system and it is too late for blame and I see no point in...