Tag: #MedicalUpdates
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Does garlic help prevent or treat colds?
ISLAMABAD, August 27 (Online): Cooking with garlic, eating it raw, or taking garlic supplements is a staple home remedy for common colds. Studies show that adults typically have two to four colds a year, on average, while children have six to eight. According to the Linus Pauling Institute, garlic is one of the best selling…
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Can honey relieve cough and cold symptoms?
ISLAMABAD, August 27 (Online): A recent review and meta-analysis asks whether honey is an effective treatment for a cough and other symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections. Overall, the authors conclude, honey is “superior to usual care for the improvement of symptoms.” However, because data are sparse, questions remain. Upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs), including…
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How to treat a cold or flu at home?
ISLAMABAD, August 27 (Online): Viruses are responsible for colds and flu, so antibiotics are not able to cure or prevent these illnesses. Plenty of rest, fluids, and home remedies can help relieve symptoms. Although not all home remedies for cold symptoms have enough evidence to prove their effectiveness, common options include: Zinc: According to the…
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New therapy may ‘dramatically’ reduce sleep paralysis events
ISLAMABAD, August 25 (Online): A study explores the benefits of meditation-relaxation therapy for people with narcolepsy who experience sleep paralysis. A new study reports that around 20% of people worldwide experience sleep paralysis. As the lead study authors explain, finding oneself mentally awake as the body’s voluntary muscles remain asleep can be a terrifying experience;…
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Smartphones measuring walk could detect drunkenness
ISLAMABAD, August 24 (online): New research has found that a smartphone can accurately detect whether the person who has it is drunk, based on how they are walking. Many people throughout the world enjoy drinking alcohol safely, without causing harm to themselves or others. Yet alcohol is also the direct or indirect cause of a…
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Respiratory viruses may spread via airborne dust
ISLAMABAD, August 24 (online): A study suggests that influenza viruses can spread through the air not only in droplets which a person who has the virus releases when they talk, cough, or sneeze but also on microscopic dust particles. Seasonal flu outbreaks are responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide every…
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Covid-19: 9 more people lost their lives in Pakistan
Baaghi TV: Nine more people have lost their lives in Pakistan due to Corona virus, bringing the total number of deaths to 6,244. According to the National Command and Operations Center, 23,655 tests were conducted in the country during the last 24 hours and 496 new cases of Corona were reported. The number of corona…
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Antibodies fight off the new coronavirus, but what do T cells do?
ISLAMABAD, August 23 (online): Our immune systems are primed to fight off viruses. As evidence about how our bodies react to SARS-CoV-2 emerges, we look at how different immune cells work together to fend off the new coronavirus, and why T cells may play a greater role than scientists initially thought. Many people will be…
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Is COVID-19 more dangerous because SARS-CoV-2 reduces specific microRNAs?
ISLAMABAD, August 23 (online): A team of researchers proposes that the SARS-CoV-2 virus acts as a microRNA “sponge” to reduce microRNA levels in ways that assist viral replication and block the host immune response. Coronaviruses (CoVs) are single-stranded RNA viruses that experts originally considered to be relatively mild. They include the viruses that cause the…
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Even mild COVID-19 may produce long lasting immunity
ISLAMABAD, August 23 (online): A new study suggests that T cells might provide individuals who had a mild or asymptomatic case of COVID-19 with lasting immunity against future infection, even if their blood contains no neutralizing antibodies. Most people who are exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, only experience mild symptoms or none…