Using an Antiviral Nasal Spray to Keep COVID-19 at Bay

As the winter months step up into high gear, COVID-19 continues to evolve, with new variants posing fresh challenges. Until recently here in the US, HV.1 was the variant responsible for most COVID-19 cases (followed by the variants labeled EG.5 and FL.1.5.1), but according to the Center for Disease Control, another variant has been identified […]

The number of people infected by RSV is surging this winter

The number of people infected with RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) is beginning to alarm healthcare officials. According to Australian Broadcasting Corporation, RSV cases have surged in Australia since the start of winter, with about 70,000 notified so far this year. In some states, close to ten times as many have been reported as at the […]

Reolin – A winter wonder drug

Reolin is a wonder drug that can help you if you are afflicted with the common winter woes brought on by heavy accumulation of mucus resulting in respiratory tract disorders. The common cold, chesty coughs, seasonal allergy symptoms and asthma can make life uncomfortable and potentially lead to more serious conditions like bronchitis and pneumonia. […]

New strains of COVID-19 variants need extra protection

A new variant of COVID-19 virus is showing up, and is especially prevalent in the North Eastern region of the US. The variant known as XBB.1.5 has emerged as the dominant strain in that area, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, making up nearly half of new infections. The XBB.1.5 variant made […]

Hospital wards in crisis due to infections

What is now being reported as a “tripledemic of Covid, RSV and flu” is pushing U.S. hospitals into a crisis mode. A few months back, we reported on the observations coming from Southern Hemisphere countries like Australia and New Zealand that “Flu is coming early this year”, and even earlier that “there could be a […]

Flu is coming early this year, and it could be worse than normal

According to reports from medical centers around the country, there are already many cases of influenza popping up all over, and even some people having to be hospitalized. This is not the normal pattern, because in the past, the earliest signs of the annual flood usually only showed up in November. Now, cases have been […]

Is there a ‘twindemic’ coming to the Northern Hemisphere this winter?

The sudden arrival of COVID-19 at the start of 2020 broke an established pattern of how the influenza virus swept through countries with the onset of winter. Until then, it was reasonably well understood that each year saw a slightly new variant of the virus, but there was enough knowledge for scientists to be able […]