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Scientists are testing MMR vaccines to prevent sepsis that kills many COVID-19 sufferers 

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Could a measles shot reduce deadly inflammation in coronavirus patients? Scientists are testing MMR vaccines to prevent sepsis that kills many COVID-19 sufferers MMR and tuberculosis vaccines generate anti-inflammatory immune responses COVID-19 patients immune systems often overreact to the virus that causes the disease, triggering out-of-control inflammation and sepsis  Mice given sepsis and an MMR … Read more

Allergy sufferers go wild for ‘amazing’ 99p hayfever wipes

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Allergy sufferers go wild for ‘amazing’ 99p hayfever wipes that trap pollen as mother claims they ‘gave her son his life back’ when nothing else worked Mother Margaret McInnes raved about 99p hayfever wipes on Facebook group  Claimed that they eased son’s hayfever symptoms were quickly eased by wipes  Post racked up 7.4K comments and 3.8K likes … Read more

Cameroon pastor who ‘healed coronavirus sufferers by laying his hands on them’ dies from Covid-19

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Pastor who ‘healed coronavirus sufferers by laying his hands on them’ dies from Covid-19, sparking fear among his followers in Cameroon Frankline Ndifor, 39, has died after a week-long battle with coronavirus at home Candidate for the Cameroon 2018 presidential election was known as ‘prophet’  Diagnosed coronavirus sufferers went to Ndifor to be healed from … Read more

Hayfever sufferers can have allergic reactions even if there’s no pollen around, study finds

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Hayfever may be in the mind… not your nose: Sufferers can have allergic reactions even if there’s no pollen around, study finds US and German scientists find test subjects sneezed even when pollen was low Harvard Medical School and German university find smell can create symptoms ‘Psychological factor may make hayfever a little worse’ – … Read more

Tiny beetle that attacks ragweed plants could help ‘millions of hay fever sufferers’

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Tiny beetle that attacks ragweed plants and prevents them from flowering ‘could be the key to relieving millions of hay fever sufferers of their symptoms’ Pollen released from the invasive ragweed plant is a key cause of hay fever  One plant can release a billion grains of pollen, causing sneezing and itchy eyes Experts found … Read more

Scientists say coronavirus can spread 13 FEET from sufferers

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Scientists say coronavirus can spread 13 FEET from sufferers – more than twice the 6ft social distancing gap demanded by government – and that isolating infected people at home is not a good strategy Chinese scientists examined two wards at Huoshenshan Hospital in Wuhan They found that aerosol transmission were concentrated upstream up to 13 … Read more

Coronation Street stars join forces with Women’s Aid to offer help for sufferers of domestic abuse

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Coronation Street stars join forces with Women’s Aid to offer help for sufferers of domestic abuse during coronavirus lockdown By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 10:18 BST, 11 April 2020 | Updated: 10:18 BST, 11 April 2020 The cast of Coronation Street have joined forces with Women’s Aid to offer help and advice for those … Read more

Why allergy sufferers MUST take their medications amid the COVID-19 pandemic

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Why allergy sufferers MUST take their meds amid the pandemic: Inflammation triggered by pollen could put them at greater risk for viruses like COVID-19 More than 50 million Americans suffer from seasonal allergies  Data does not yet suggest more allergy sufferers get coronavirus, but past studies suggest they may be at greater risk of contracting … Read more

Coronavirus sufferers given hope by researchers at Southampton University

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British scientists on the front line of the war against coronavirus say clinical tests of a possible treatment will begin NEXT WEEK Team at University of Southampton see hope with the inhaled drug SNG001  It can help those with chronic lung disease fend off viruses – and it might do the same for Covid-19 Trial, … Read more

Colourised images illustrate how doctors and nurses fought to save Spanish Flu sufferers in 1918

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Colourised images showing how doctors and nurses fought to save Spanish Flu sufferers in 1918 have been revealed for the first time a century later. They show community centres and sports halls in the US converted into makeshift hospitals for the sick, while cinemas were closed and people wore face masks when they went to … Read more