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Flu
In everyday language, various illnesses with symptoms such as a common cold, coughing and fever are called the flu. This information only discusses the real flu (caused by the influenza virus). JP...
View ArticleCommon cold
What is a common cold? The common cold is caused by an infection carried by a virus, the common cold virus. JP Russell Science provides extra information about the flu and common colds because PeaFlu...
View ArticleCriticism on Oseltamivir and zanamivir: neuraminidase inhibitors
There is much literature about the not very impressive effects of the neuraminidase inhibitors oseltamivir and zanamivir. This recent article also clearly states that. The effects are very meagre and...
View ArticleNew antiviral drugs against influenza are also hardly effective: the...
One of the first anti-influenza drugs was amantadine, but what quickly emerged is that the effect of these types of substances was not very impressive. Resistance against the drug develops rapidly....
View ArticleEfficacy Influenza vaccines in Australia in 2012: 23% protection only
Patients from 102 participating GP practices, presenting with influenza-like illness were swabbed and included in the study. 1414 patients were included: 593 (42%) who tested influenza-positive and...
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Quick resistance against pharmaceutical flu-therapies
Around 2005 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an alert instructing doctors to avoid using specific anti-flu compounds such as amantadine and rimantadine during the flu season...
View ArticleAminoadamantanes with efficacy against H1N1 influenza virus type A
Aminoadamantanes with efficacy against H1N1 (2009) influenza A Amantadine is one of the prototypes of antiviral drugs that were temporarily effective against the influenza virus. Unfortunately,...
View ArticleInfluenza: virology and treatment
The largest database Pubmed has nearly 80,000 scientific articles about influenza and almost 10,000 scientific articles about common colds. JP Russell Science Ltd has chosen a scientific approach in...
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What happens when an influenza virus enters the body?
Below is an illustration of an influenza virus. The virus consists of a simple ball that contains the genetic material of the virus and around it is a layer of various molecules. The red four-leaf...
View Article“Palmitoylethanolamide: the science in Influenza and Common Cold.”
Background Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) is a food component known since 1957. PEA is synthesized and metabolized in animal cells via a number of enzymes and exerts a multitude of physiological functions...
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