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Hold that tissue: Allergy help may be on the way

Hold that tissue: Allergy help may be on the way

Chemistry /

created Feb 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

It isn’t beach weather in most of the United States right now, but it’s never too early to be thinking about spring and summer. Unfortunately, for people with allergies, today’s daydreams can turn into nightmares ...





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Chicago Flu Outbreak Proves It's Not Too Late To Get Vaccinated

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

So far, this has been a mild flu season in the Chicago area, but beware -- we're not completely out of the woods yet.


Bar workers who smoke also benefit from smoking ban

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

The health of bar workers, who actively smoke cigarettes, significantly improves after the introduction of a smoking ban, reveals research published ahead of print in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.


Hot drinks help fight cold and flu

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 10, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

A hot drink may help reduce the symptoms of common colds and flu, according to new research by Cardiff University's Common Cold Centre.


Mystery of bat with an extraordinary nose solved

Mystery of bat with an extraordinary nose solved

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 6

A research paper co-written by a Virginia Tech faculty member explains a 60-year mystery behind a rare bat's nose that is unusually large for its species. The findings soon will be published in the scientific ...


Don't Rush To The Emergency Room If You Think You Have 'Swine Flu'

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- You wake up a bit dizzy with a headache. By the time you dress and arrive at work, your throat is sore and your nose is runny. You're running a slight temperature. Could it be H1N1 flu? Should you rush to ...


Study examines cold medication use in young children

Medicine & Health / Medications

created May 31, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cough and cold medication use in young children has been linked to a significant number of adverse effects and several deaths, leading the FDA to recommend against their use for children less than two years old. Despite these ...


New vaccine developed for preventing 'uncommon cold' virus

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Common colds typically cause a week of sneezing, aches and pains and then fade away leaving only a sore nose and a few used sick days behind. But what if that cold turned out to be something more?


The 'e-Nose': Scientists try to develop an electronic sniffer

The 'e-Nose': Scientists try to develop an electronic sniffer

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Sniff, sniff, sniff -- Yum! Sniff, sniff, sniff -- Oh, yuck!!! For almost 25 years, chemists and other scientists have tried to build a machine that can do exactly that.


Cold virus found to manipulate genes

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 24, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (22) | comments 1

Sneezing, runny nose and chills? You might blame the human rhinovirus (HRV), which causes 30 to 50 percent of common colds. But in reality, it's not the virus itself but HRV's ability to manipulate your genes that is the ...


E-Noses: Testing their mettle against fly noses

E-Noses: Testing their mettle against fly noses

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from CSIRO's Food Futures Flagship have made a breakthrough in efforts to extend the sensory range of 'electronic noses' (e-noses) by developing a system for comparing their performance ...



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