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Echinacea may prevent colds, says study

Tuesday, 26 June 2007
Echinacea may not only help reduce the symptoms of a cold but may help prevent infection with some cold viruses, US researchers say.
Subjects: herbalist, infectious-diseases-other

Jetsetting germs a filtered fable

Wednesday, 28 September 2005Article has audio
Classic Moments in Science Being ill and stepping on to an aeroplane could make many others sick. But, Dr Karl asks, does the person sitting across the aisle from you have the most to worry about?
Subjects: infectious-diseases-other, pseudoscience, weird-and-wonderful, travel-health-and-safety, greatmomentsinscience, podcasts

Are jetsetting germs a load of hot air?

Friday, 23 September 2005Article has audio
Great Moments in Science As Dr Karl flies off elsewhere in the world to holiday he got to thinking: 'Will the journey to my next adventure make me sick?'
Subjects: infectious-diseases-other, travel-and-tourism, forensic-science, pseudoscience, weird-and-wonderful, greatmomentsinscience, podcasts

From 1348 to 1352, twenty-five million people died from the plague.On the trail of the Black Death

Thursday, 22 January 2004
Feature A third of Europe's population died over four years due to the Black Death. But was it really spread by rats and fleas? Could it have been caused by a virus? And what has that got to do with the modern-day spread of HIV?
Subjects: history, health, diseases-and-disorders, infectious-diseases-other, diseases-and-disorders, indepthfeature

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