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Many people think seasonal allergies are caused due to mucous problems, which the doctors think is wrong New Delhi: Along with the monsoon, comes a big respite from the scorching summer and heat. However, the rainy season has its own set of woes causing viral and bacterial ailments and other infectious diseases. However, there are many misconceptions around these diseases like cough, cold, sore throat, and respiratory illnesses which spread like wildfire. According to health experts, there are many misconceptions about what mucous and phlegm are. Related News Previous Next Many people think seasonal allergies are caused due to mucous problems, which the doctors think is wrong. What is mucous? According to Harvard Health, mucous is a gelatin-like, sticky substance that helps lubricate the nasal passage. It is made by cells in membranes that run from your nose to your lungs. Mucous keeps the airways moist so that air passage works properly and you can breathe in and out without a hi...

A national state of emergency has been declared in Peru as doctors battle an outbreak of a rare disease that can cause lifelong paralysis or death. More than 230 cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome have been reported in the South American country, with more than half the cases occurring in a brief five-week period from June to July. Normally a rare disorder, GBS typically strikes only about 3,000 people per year in the US, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. Four people in Peru have reportedly died of the disease since the beginning of the year, and the still-unknown cause of the outbreak has health officials scrambling. "I think the origins of this [outbreak] remain still not completely investigated," Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease specialist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, told Healthline. "We haven't solved that puzzle," Schaffner added. Peru, with...

I was on a date. A good one: spontaneous, romantic, the kind you see in the movies. The guy I fancied came back to mine after a gig we'd been at with mutual friends. I brewed mango tea in my favourite pot and showed him my life-drawing sketches. Conversation and Kate Bush albums intertwined as night turned into day. When birds began chirping, I suggested we go for a walk in the park to round off our time together. Big mistake. Almost immediately, my nose began its rebellion – unleashing a flow of clear phlegm across the rest of my face. With no tissues, I had to reach for the nearest thing – a tree leaf. I asked my crush to turn around while I loudly blew my nose and got snot everywhere on my hand. I still remember the mucus stuck between my fingers. Things are worse than ever for hay fever sufferers. It's July, by which point the worst hay fever symptoms should be dying down, but research shows that warming temperatures and longer seasons due to the climate crisis, growing le...

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Many over-the-counter (OTC) cold medicines, such as Tylenol (acetaminophen), are safe during pregnancy. Along with medications, several natural remedies can also help alleviate cold symptoms. These include rest, fluid intake, a balanced diet, and stress reduction.  The article below will discuss some medicines and natural remedies you can adopt to treat colds during pregnancy. However, consult your healthcare provider about all your medications and supplements.  What Natural Approaches Are Safe for a Cold While Pregnant? The immune system changes during pregnancy, making some pregnant people more vulnerable to bacterial and viral infections.    But specific natural ways can help improve the immune system and reduce cold and flu symptoms.  First and foremost of the most important natural ways is to boost your immune system to protect yourself from catching the disease. Ways to boost the ...

OAKLAND COUNTY, Mich. – An exhibitor at the Oakland County Fair has tested positive for the highly contagious swine flu, and health officials are now reaching out to anyone who visited the barn with potentially infected pigs. A Lapeer County resident who was an exhibitor at the fair got sick, and tests identified a presumptive positive case of the swine flu, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. That sample is being sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for confirmation of the swine flu. The fair took place at the Springfield Oaks County Park in Davisburg from July 7-16. Oakland County health officials are reaching out to swine exhibitors and their families who visited the swine barns at the fair. They're hoping to identify any additional cases in anyone who might have been exposed to influenza from infected pigs. Doctors in the area have been alerted to watch for patients showing swine flu symptoms. "Visitors of the Oakland Count...

The United States is approaching a public health milestone. With the recent recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make anyone 60 and older eligible for the newly approved vaccine against the respiratory syncytial virus, this will be the first year that vulnerable individuals can protect themselves against the "tripledemic" of RSV, influenza and the coronavirus. Together, these viruses could claim tens of thousands of lives this winter. But if older adults receive the vaccines when they become available, such a tragedy might be averted. The CDC has long recommended the annual flu shot, which has a high uptake among older individuals. Last flu season, 71 percent of those 65 and older received it. Interest in coronavirus boosters is lower, but coming into the fourth full winter of covid, I hope people who are most susceptible to severe covid will get a shot of the booster set to be released in September. And now, people can add a vaccine for RSV to ...