Stock your medicine cabinet with these Amazon essentials to beat the flu. (iStock) Cold and flu season is here, so there is no better time to restock your medicine cabinet (or desk) with immune-supportive essentials. It’s also a great time to prepare
UK experts have described the discovery of bird flu in mammals in sub-Antarctica for the first time as “sad and concerning”. The disease has been found in elephant and fur seals on the island of South Georgia by the Animal Plant Health
Brits heading for Spain are being reminded that new face mask rules imposed by half a dozen holiday hotspots now apply to the ENTIRE country. The Ministry of Health today made it compulsory for ALL parts of Spain to impose face mask
Amid the current rise in COVID-19 cases and influenza respiratory infections, New York City public hospitals are joining a growing number of health care facilities in states across the country to reinstitute mask mandates, according to multiple reports. The indoor mask requirement
With flu season in full swing — and other seasonal respiratory infections also spiking across the U.S. — experts say it’s important to keep your immune system strong and healthy during this time of year. One way to combat seasonal illness is
Discussions are under way between pharmacists, vaccine makers and the Government after cases of coronavirus surged this winter. Latest figures showed there were an average of 3,631 people in hospital with Covid every day during the seven-day run to Christmas. That was
Avian flu has taken a heavy toll on seabirds in the UK with thousands killed this year, The Wildlife Trusts reveal. The past two years have seen the most severe outbreak here since the virus emerged from a Chinese poultry farm in
A one-size-fits-all flu vaccine could be on the horizon after scientists found an antibody that protects against several strains of the virus. The team from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine identified a class of antibodies previously unrecognised that can neutralise
People who get the flu vaccine may have improved heart health, according to a recent study published in Scientific Reports. Researchers from the Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran, concluded that patients who received flu vaccinations had a 26%
The first human case of the swine flu strain H1N2 has been detected in the United Kingdom, health officials there announced Monday. The U.K. Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says the case of Influenza A(H1N2)v was discovered in the North Yorkshire area after