(Natural News) A Swedish observational study found that autism and depression are more prevalent in children if their mothers had an infection during pregnancy and were treated with antibiotics or other drugs during their hospital stay. The study includes nearly 1.8 million children from the Swedish Medical Birth Register who were born between 1973 and […]

(Natural News) Researchers from The Ohio State University wrote a systematic review about antiviral herbal medicines that appeared in The American Journal of Chinese Medicine. They detailed the ability of these herbal medicines to inhibit the replication of the influenza virus. The rapid mutation of the influenza virus makes it a significant threat to the well-being of a variety of organisms. The high […]

(Natural News) Elderberries are an age-old remedy for various ailments. These naturally sweet berries rank among the most commonly used medicinal plants in the world. They are often taken in the form of juices, syrups, tinctures, lozenges, or teas. If you want to try a tasty, health-promoting beverage, elderberry tea is packed with antioxidants and […]

(Natural News) Researchers from the U.S., Hong Kong, and Vietnam evaluated the anti-HIV and cytotoxic activities of compounds isolated from several Litsea plant species. The results of their study were published in The American Journal of Chinese Medicine. Litsea verticillata is a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat swelling caused by injury or by snakebites. L. […]

(Natural News) Singapore has confirmed its first case of the rare monkeypox virus on May 9, 2019. The country’s Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a statement that the virus was brought in by a Nigerian man who may have been infected by bushmeat that he ate at a wedding before he left. The 39-year-old man arrived in Singapore […]

(Natural News) Viral infections caused by the herpes simplex virus are contagious. Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2) can both be passed on to other people through oral contact and sexual contact, respectively. In particular, HSV-1 is considered an endemic disease due to its presence worldwide, but there is currently no cure for it. […]

(Natural News) Oral herpes is a condition that causes painful cold sores to form on your mouth or face. If you have oral herpes, natural remedies like aloe vera or sage can help relieve your symptoms. What is oral herpes? The herpes simplex virus (HSV) is an infection that causes herpes. Herpes can appear in various […]

(Natural News) This study was conducted by researchers from the National Research Centre in Egypt and the University of South Brittany – Campus Tohannic in France to evaluate the anti-herpetic activity of 25 different Egyptian plants in vitro. The results were published in the journal Food Science and Human Wellness. The researchers used Vero cell lines to evaluate the […]

(Natural News) If you’re a frequent traveler, here’s something to think about on your next flight. According to a study, most airport germs can be found in an unlikely place. Surprisingly, it’s not in the toilets. The study was conducted by researchers from the National Institute for Health and Welfare (Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos; THL) in Finland and the University of […]

(Natural News) It has long been believed that enveloped viruses – viruses like Herpes simplex, chickenpox and the flu virus, which have an outer membranous envelope – are not very stable, and are only infectious through direct and speedy aerosol transmission. A new study by scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research […]