Category: Seasonal Flu

Turmeric or curcumin is being advocated by some medical experts for reducing lung inflammation in the backdrop of rising Covid-19 cases in India, which is especially known to attack the respiratory system. Turmeric is being touted as the only way to keep inflammation in your body low so that you have a better chance of […]

Critically important studies emerging from China suggest that for many patients who die of Covid-19, it may be their own immune system, rather than the virus itself, that deals the fatal blow. This is called a cytokine storm. During a cytokine storm, an excessive immune response ravages healthy lung tissue, leading to acute respiratory distress […]

The search for novel anti-infectives is one of the most important challenges in natural product research, as diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, and fungi are influencing the human society all over the world. Natural compounds are a continuing source of novel anti-infectives. Accordingly, curcumin has been used for centuries in Asian traditional medicine to treat […]

Curcumin Suppression of Cytokine Release and Cytokine Storm. Potential Therapy for Patients with Ebola and Other Severe Viral Infections (Reference: http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/29/1/1.full#sec-3) Background: The terminal stage of Ebola and other viral diseases is often the onset of a cytokine storm, the massive overproduction of cytokines by the body’s immune system. Materials and Methods: The actions of […]

Here are some of the existing drugs that may be repurposed to treat coronavirus Pharmaceutical companies and research facilities are looking at a variety of existing drugs as treatment options for COVID-19. Here’s a partial list. Pharmaceutical companies and research facilities are working to find new, successful treatments for those infected with the coronavirus. But […]

Off late the World has witnessed a medical scare for which no particular treatment exists till now. It is the infection with the Novel Coronavirus (nCov). Origins of the infections are believed to be in Wuhan, China. Being communicable, the infection is spreading globally mainly due to infected people undertaking International Travel from Wuhan, China. […]

Our toddlers are prone to cold and runny nose more than anyone else, and the reason is simple their immune system has not developed fully. Cold can be brought on by around 200 different kinds of viruses and our little angles develop immunity against one virus at a time. We have gone through the rigmarole […]

Changing seasons open gateways for new foods and clothes. You can relish the foods you have been waiting for a year! But this is one side of the coin while the other side being not so pleasant. Sadly, changing weather also brings flu and infections. These become significant with symptoms like coughing, sneezing, throat infection, […]

With the change of season comes the challenge of protecting oneself and one’s family against the flu. If you have been pulled down by frequent flu attacks, then Turmflu is what you need. Symptoms to watch out for flu: Most of the times the symptoms of flu can be confused with a cold. If you have any […]

As we bid goodbye to the scorching heat and pave way for the chilly winters around the corridor, it’s also time to brace yourself with regards to your health. The change in weather brings with it several health conditions, one of the most common and irksome form being influenza, which is a highly contagious condition. […]