Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Measles Clinical Features and Diagnosis
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Naturopathic Medicine
Nutritional Supplements May Help Educate the Immune System to Better Combat Influenza
Mar 28, 2017
| Family Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Influenza Content Hub, Men's Health, Women’s Health
For some patients, nutritional supplements can play a role in boosting the immune system and priming the body to better react to certain pathogens. Olive leaf extract has antiviral properties due to its stimulation of the propagation of natural killer cells in the body. Zinc lozenges can help restore and...
Infectious Diseases
Research Initiatives Grow Exponentially After Infectious Disease Outbreaks
Mar 19, 2017
| Human Interest, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Men's Health, Pediatrics, Women’s Health
Walter H. Koch, PhD, Vice President of Global Research for Roche Molecular Systems, discusses the expansion of research on Zika virus in response to last year's...
Infectious Diseases
Antivirals Currently Underutilized in Children Hospitalized Due to Influenza
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as the American Academy of Pediatrics, recommend all children hospitalized due to influenza infection receive antiviral treatment. Despite this, a recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics revealed antiviral utilization in this pediatric patient...
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