A new study of pregnant women from Boston University School of Medicine researchers finds that consumption of at least seven servings per day of fruits and vegetables reduced the risk of developing an upper respiratory tract infection (URTI). The study is published in the journal Public Health Nutrition.
URTIs include the common cold and sinus [...]

Study finds human nose too cold for bird flu, even when combined with the human influenza virus.
Avian influenza viruses do not thrive in humans because the temperature inside a person’s nose is too low, according to research published today in the journal PLoS Pathogens. The authors of the study, from Imperial College [...]

Since antiquity honey has been used for wound healing of skin injuries.
Honey has been shown in several studies to fight the growth of bacteria responsible for wound infections. In one preliminary study, nine infants with large, open infected wounds that failed to heal with conventional treatment were treated successfully with topical application [...]