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NyQuil is an over-the-counter cold and flu medicine. There are several different NyQuil products on the market, many of which contain alcohol. Although there are alcohol-free Nyquil products, people should not consume alcohol while taking NyQuil, even if they are using alcohol-free versions. This is because other active ingredients can cause drowsiness and impairment, which alcohol may worsen. NyQuil is an over-the-counter (OTC) flu and cold medication that contains several different ingredients. Many NyQuil products contain alcohol, although not all of them. They also include some ingredients that may cause adverse effects that alcohol can worsen. This article will take a detailed look at the ingredients of NyQuil products, explaining how they work. It will also look at the alcohol content in many of them, discuss the health risks of drinking alcohol while taking NyQuil, and list some alcohol-free NyQuil medications. The company Vicks produces NyQuil products as OTC medications, which...

Credit: Tim Felce (Airwolfhound), CC BY-SA 2.0 China's Père David's deer was nearly gone in the late 1800s. Just 18 deer—the very last of their kind—were brought into captivity after the rest had been hunted to extinction. When 11 of the deer reproduced, the species had a chance. Today, after centuries of reintroductions and breeding under human care, the population sits at around 3,000. It's a success story. But that success could come crashing down if chronic wasting disease (CWD) were to infect the population. The disease is always fatal, causing holes to form throughout the brains of affected individuals, and the infectious agent is nearly impossible to destro...

Staphylococcus aureus refers to a bacterium that commonly grows on the skin. If this bacterium grows out of control, a person may develop a staph infection. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) causes one type of staph infection that can be difficult to treat due to its antibiotic resistance. Both MRSA and non-MRSA staph infections share similar features, including appearance, symptoms, causes, and risk factors. The main difference is what antibiotics will work against MRSA versus other staph infections. Doctors may refer to non-MRSA staph infections as methicillin-sensitive staph infections (MSSA). This article discusses the similarities and differences between other staph infections and MRSA. About 30% of adults have Staphylococcus aureus in their noses. Comparably, about 5% of patients in United States hospitals carry MRSA in their nose or skin. For most people, this bacterium can live on their noses without causing any health problems. Those most at risk of develop...

Bloody boogers form when blood mixes with mucus in the nose and the mucus dries. Boogers are usually whitish when a person is healthy, so a reddish or brownish tinge indicates the presence of blood. The nose lining is delicate and rich in blood vessels, and even a minor nick may trigger bleeding. A ruptured blood vessel in the nose can have many causes, but common ones include picking the nose or blowing it too hard. A person can remove boogers by gently removing them with a tissue after washing their hands. If necessary, they can use a saltwater spray to loosen them. Afterward, a person should dispose of the tissue and boogers and then wash their hands again. In this article, we examine the causes of bloody boogers. We also discuss how to treat a nosebleed and how to prevent bloody boogers from reoccurring. Boogers are dry pieces of mucus in the nose. In addition to lining nasal passages, mucus lines other moist surfaces of the body, including the: sinuses lungs stomach mouth intestin...

We've had two light years in a row, which some experts worry could mean we'll be in for a rough few months. One silver lining of the last two winters is that the flu, which typically sends hundreds of thousands of Americans to the hospital each year and causes tens of thousands of deaths, was not as severe as it has been in years past. When compared with average flu seasons, said Peter Palese, a microbiologist and flu expert at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, there were just 1 percent as many infections, hospitalizations and deaths from influenza last season. But when compared with last fall, life is more back to normal — kids are in classrooms, workers are in offices and more people are planning to travel over the holidays. This is raising questions about how bad this flu season could get. To help you prepare and know what to expect, we asked two infectious disease physicians, a microbiologist and a pediatrician to weigh in. Here's what you ne...

SALT LAKE CITY--( BUSINESS WIRE )--After quickly becoming the most trusted natural, drug-free children's cough syrup with its proven dark honey based formula, Zarbee's has expanded its best-selling children's line with three new products that soothe babies as young as 2 months, ease night-time coughing and relieve the congestion of wet coughs in kids. Zarbee's Naturals Baby Cough Syrup is formulated with agave syrup for the same clinical benefits notable in honey, without the bacterial concern for babies under twelve months. In addition to suppressing coughs and coating the throat with clinically proven effective dark honey, Zarbee's has introduced a line of Children's Nighttime Cough Syrups that includes .5mg of plant-sourced melatonin to promote peaceful sleep in kids 2 years and up. And, to help treat the one in three children who get wet coughs each...

The flu season is already here, and it entails another serious threat on top of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. But experts are more worried about the influenza virus than SARS-CoV-2, which has been ravaging many parts of the world since last year.  Flu Outbreak At University Of Michigan School officials said Monday that 528 cases of the flu have been reported on the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor campus, prompting federal health experts to look into the outbreak at the academic facility.  The Washtenaw County Health Department, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the university itself are working on gathering more information on the cases and how the virus was transmitted and spread on the campus.  The first positive case was reported on Oct. 6, and the figure quickly soared more than a month later. Of the documented cases, 77% accounted for unvaccinated individuals, according to school ...