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02/07/2018 / By Earl Garcia

Diabetes compromises the immune system: Study finds diabetics face increased risk of serious infections

A recent study published in the journal Diabetes Care revealed that patients with diabetes were at an increased risk of severe infections and infection-related death compared with the general public. As part of the study, a team of researchers at the University of St George’s London pooled data from 102,493 English primary care patients aged 40 to 89 […]

05/22/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Zinc lozenges proven to greatly speed recovery from colds and flu by 300%

Zinc acetate lozenges were found to effectively accelerate recovery from common colds, according to a recent analysis published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases. As part of the research, a team of health experts from the University of Helsinki, Finland analyzed data from three randomized controlled trials with a total cohort population of nearly 200 patients. The patients were given […]

04/23/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Vitamin D may be your best defense against respiratory infections, new science finds

Vitamin D intake may help keep common colds and flu at bay, British researchers found. Various studies have previously established that vitamin D may help reduce the risk of respiratory infections, and the recent analysis further emphasizes the vitamin’s role in boosting the immune system. To test this, researchers at the Queen Mary University of London pooled […]

04/05/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Better than vaccines? Vitamin D found to be powerful prevention vs. colds and flu

Researchers at the Queen Mary University of London found that vitamin D supplementation keep respiratory diseases such as cough and colds at bay. Data show that vitamin D supplementation resulted in a 12 percent reduction in the proportion of patients suffering at least one acute respiratory tract infection. Researchers also noted that vitamin D supplementation helped keep respiratory infections […]

03/15/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Human cell cultures widely used in vaccines were STOLEN from dead donors… while Big Pharma reaps billions in profits

The use of human cell cultures in the production of various vaccines has raised both safety and ethical concerns over the years. The scientific community, the Catholic Church and many other organizations have discussed and debated the fine line between scientific breakthrough and ethical dilemma concerning human diploid cell cultures WI-38 and MRC-5, both of […]

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