Cold and Flu - Page 58

October 25, 2015

The nose knows: How your sense of smell impacts taste

In the early 1900s German scientist D.P. Hanig had volunteers taste salty, bitter, sour, and sweet foods and tell him where on their tongues they tasted each food most.

October 25, 2015

Nasal flu vaccines may be safe for kids with egg allergies

Nasal-spray flu vaccines appear to be safe for children over age two who have egg allergies or asthma, say UK researchers.

October 25, 2015

'Worrisome' development: Chinese woman dies from bird flu new to humans

Chinese authorities said Wednesday that a 73-year-old Chinese woman died after being infected with a bird flu strain that had sickened a human for the first time, a development that the World Health Organization called "worrisome."

October 25, 2015

US bird flu causes egg shortage, emergency measures

As a virulent avian influenza outbreak continues to spread across the Midwestern United States, some egg-dependent companies are contemplating drastic steps - importing eggs from overseas or looking to egg alternatives.

October 24, 2015

Don't sneeze: Office etiquette for flu season

Mary Horowitz is escalating her war on germs this winter. She sometimes circles her employer’s offices after her co-workers have gone home, spraying light switches, keyboards and door handles with disinfectant.

October 24, 2015

Adults only catch flu around twice a decade, study finds

Adults only get flu twice a decade on average, scientists have found, suggesting that most of the coughs and colds that keep millions of people off work every year are down to other bugs.

October 24, 2015

Flu and other viral infections could be stopped by boosting natural protein

Boosting a naturally occurring protein may help the body to detect and fend off certain viral infections on its own.

October 24, 2015

20 surprising ways to prevent colds and flu

Considering that the 2012 flu season was one of the worst on record, it's well worth arming yourself against aches, cough, fever and general misery. For reality-tested tips that actually work, we turned to doctors, politicians, makeup artists and other brave souls who are exposed to viruses every day.

October 24, 2015

Scientists sound warning after first death from new H10N8 bird flu reported

An elderly woman in China is the first person known to have died from a strain of bird flu called H10N8, according to a new report of the case.

October 24, 2015

Millions of dollars wasted on flu drug Tamiflu, review finds

Researchers who have fought for years to get full data on Roche's flu medicine Tamiflu said on Thursday that governments who stockpile it are wasting billions of dollars on a drug whose effectiveness is in doubt.