By Noa Mecica “Given that 70% of the people in the world die from what we call non-communicable diseases (NCDs), it gives you a whole different way of looking at these things,” describes Finlay in intriguing new paper published in the journal Science (1,5). Non-communicable diseases are thought to be due to a combination of […]
Read More →By Eliot Parascandolo Researchers from Austin Hospital in Australia sought to determine if adding Vitamin C and Thiamine to standard hydrocortisone therapy affected time alive and free of vasopressor support among patients with septic shock. In this randomized trial consisting of 211 consenting patients, 109 were randomized into the intervention group. This is the group […]
Read More →By Christina Sun On January 31st, 2020, a state-run Xinhua News agency reported that Shuanghuanglian (SHL), an oral liquid made of herbal remedy, could inhibit the deadly Coronavirus. Two institutes, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica and Wuhan Institute of Virology are the source of this discovery. “SHL: a potential cure of Coronavirus” and similar titles […]
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