5 Misconceptions about Health and Wellness
Mental Floss,
How much water should you really drink a day? Well, it’s complicated.
Nutrition in winter: what is important to know
Emergency Live,
It is also important that the diet in winter follows a healthy regimen, based on seasonal products. Which foods to prefer and…
Unheilbar, aber halb so schlimm: Erkältungen und was man dagegen tun kann
Wissen was wirkt,
Halb Deutschland hustet, schnieft und fiebert; Medikamente werden knapp: Erkältungskrankheiten grassieren dieses Jahr wie schon…
How to Treat Cold and Flu at Home: Zinc, Ginger and Other Remedies
Well - New York Times,
Here’s what we know about some of the most popular remedies that show at least a little promise.
Preventing and treating the common cold: what’s the evidence?
Evidently Cochrane,
Dr Lynda Ware looks at the Cochrane evidence behind 14 possible interventions for treating or preventing the common cold – is…
Los suplementos alimenticios no mejoran la inmunidad frente a la covid
EcoAvant.com - Portada,
Las ventas de suplementos alimenticios, que ya eran altas, se dispararon con la pandemia. En el Reino Unido, el mercado de las…
Do vitamin D, zinc, and other supplements help prevent COVID-19 or hasten healing?
Harvard Health Blog,
The appeal of safe, natural treatments is undeniable. It’s true for age-old conditions such as the common cold, and for new…
Nem enyhíti a covid tüneteit a C-vitamin
Qubit,
Nem használ…
Lo que una toronja al día puede hacer por tu salud
El Diario NYEl Diario NY,
Las toronjas son un tesoro nutricional y medicinal de invierno, procurar el consumo de una pieza al día llevará tu salud y peso…
Zasady przyjmowania suplementów, które musisz poznać. Nie daj się nabić w butelkę!
wprost,
Witaminy i suplementy są dziś bardziej popularne niż kiedykolwiek. W związku z tym powstało nieporozumień dotyczących ich…
To Eat Or Not To Eat? The Science Behind Ten Common Food Beliefs
Asian Scientist Magazine | Science, Technology and Medicine News Updates From Asia,
Nutrition expert Professor Christiani Jeyakumar Henry spills the beans on which popular food beliefs are true and which ones…
Conservative media exposure linked to higher levels of COVID-19 misinformation
PsyPost,
A US national probability-based survey during the early days of the SARS-CoV-2 spread in the US showed that, above and beyond…
Sorry, There Are No 'Miracle' Foods or Supplements to Protect You From COVID-19
Science Alert,
Here's the science.
Episode 155: COVID Quacks
The Winnipeg Skeptics,
On this episode of Life, the Universe
Covid19: Lessons from Sports and Exercise Medicine. St Emlyn’s
St.Emlyn's Blog,
St.Emlyn's - Emergency Medicine #FOAMed We got together with Dr Nathan Lewis and Dr John Rogers to discuss how lessons from…
אבני נגף במאבק בקורונה: הרופא לשעבר והוויטמינים
SciPhile,
דברי רופא לשעבר המתנגד לחיסונים ולתרופות מסכנים את הציבור כולו. הוא קורא להפר את הנחיות הבידוד וטוען שאין מה לדאוג מקורונה – יש ו…
Une Epidémie Révélatrice
La Menace Théoriste,
Episode 1 : Bullshit religieux Episode 2 : Virus
Food as medicine against the Corona Virus? – Dr. Catherine Norton
Pess Blog,
Dr Oz has been all over US network television recently advising on strategies to avoid contracting, but also on how to treat…
Boosting Your Immune System During a Pandemic
NeuroLogica Blog,
The short answer to the question – how do you boost your immune system – is that you can’t. The very concept of “boosting” the…
Koronavirüs Salgını Sırasında Beslenme ve Sağlık Konusunda Yayılan Sahte İddialara İnanmayın!
Evrim Ağacı,
Managing minor illnesses at home: evidence on over-the-counter health products in extraordinary times
Evidently Cochrane,
Sarah Chapman blogs the evidence on over-the-counter medicines and other products, as we face empty shelves in these…
La vitamina C e il sistema immunitario
OggiScienza,
L’idea inizia a diffondersi nel 1970 quando Linus Pauling, due volte premio Nobel, pubblica il libro Vitamin C and the Common…
Ártani nem árt, de egyelőre nincs bizonyíték arra, hogy a C-vitamin segít legyőzni a koronavírust
Qubit,
Amikor a szervezet megfázással vagy influenzával küzd, rengetegen fogyasztják nagy mennyiségben a csodaszernek tekintett C-vitami…
Antivaccine propaganda from Dr. W. Gifford-Jones in The Toronto Sun
Science-Based Medicine,
On Saturday, The Toronto Sun published a syndicated column by a pseudonymous Canadian doctor, Dr. W. Gifford-Jones. The column…
Kaj morate vedeti o vitaminu C, ko boste naslednjič prehlajeni
Latest - siol.net,
Vitamin C oziroma askorbinska kislina je kritičnega pomena za normalno delovanje človeškega telesa, saj ga varuje pred prostimi…
How long should you stay away when you have a cold or the flu?
SciBlogs,
Nadia Charania, Auckland University of…
Mythbusters: Breaking down health myths
Vital Record,
Human nature is to generalize and assume results, like, “if I try a fad diet and it works, then it must work for my buddy.” In…
C-vitamin hjelper neppe mot forkjølelse
forskning.no,
C-vitamin er gjenstand for mange myter, og de fleste av dem har ikke hold i virkeligheten.
Vitamin C gar kein Wundermittel gegen Erkältung
Wissen was wirkt,
Die Erkältungswelle scheint dieses Jahr besonders hartnäckig. Es gibt mehr als 200 Viren, die Erkältungssymptome, wie eine…
Cochrane evidence in different languages
Cochrane in the News,
Only about 6% of the world’s population are native English speakers, and 75% of people don’t speak English at all. Many people…
Erkältung: Nützt Inhalieren?
Wissen was wirkt,
Jetzt einmal ehrlich! Wie oft hat man Ihnen bei Erkältungen schon geraten, erhitzte, befeuchtete Luft zu inhalieren, mit der…
How to spot the difference between a cold and the flu
ZME Science,
The viral infections share many symptoms but the flu can be a lot worse. Deadly worse.
Alternative treatments for the common cold: good business, bad evidence
Edzard Ernst,
The common cold is a perfect condition for providers of alternative medicine: it is prevalent (good money to be earned), it is…
Vitamin C ist bei Erkältungen nutzlos
Medizin transparent,
Vitamin C gilt als wirksames Mittel zur Vorbeugung und Behandlung von Erkältungen. Dass es sich dabei um einen Mythos handelt…
What does vitamin C actually do?
Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future Now,
Health How one genius spread a massive myth that's persisted for…
Vitamin C - To the Rescue?
BIJC - ICU Journal Scanner - Article Reviews,
Sometimes there's this moment you read about medical research in the news... sometimes you read lots of rubbish on medical…
Vitamin C - To the Rescue?
BIJC - ICU Journal Scanner - Article Reviews,
Sometimes there's this moment you read about medical research in the news... sometimes you read lots of rubbish on medical…
8 Surprising Benefits of Sauerkraut (plus how to make it)
Authority Nutrition,
Sauerkraut is a type of fermented cabbage with major health benefits. It’s thought to have originated in China more than two…
10 Science-Based Benefits of Grapefruit
Authority Nutrition,
Grapefruit is a tropical citrus fruit known for its sweet and somewhat sour taste. It’s rich in nutrients, antioxidants and…
10 Foods That Can Boost Your Immune System
Authority Nutrition,
Keeping your immune system healthy is very important, no matter the season. Naturally, what you eat can majorly influence your…
An Overlooked Weapon Against the Flu Is Also the Most Effective One
scienceofus,
The frantic guzzling of Emergen-C – or Zicam, or plain ol’ orange juice, or whatever your anti-germ weapon of choice happens to…
Want To Prevent The Flu? Skip The Supplements, Eat Your Veggies
Shots - Health News,
Eating healthy will do more for your immune system than megadoses of supplements.
Want To Prevent The Flu? Skip The Supplements, Eat Your Veggies
Health,
It's flu season — time for the marketing of juices and supplements that claim to boost immunity. But they don't help…
Sağlıklı Bireylerin Aldığı Multivitaminlerin Çoğu İşlevsiz; Ancak Bazılarını Almanızda Fayda Var!
Evrim Ağacı,
8 Health Benefits of Eating Guavas
Authority Nutrition,
Guavas are a tropical superfruit originating in Central America. They are oval in shape with light green or yellow skin and…
How to treat the flu: a shopping guide
Genomics, Evolution, and Pseudoscience,
Flu season is upon us, and your local pharmacy may feature special displays with products claiming to cure or treat the flu (whic…
Juice Plus Review: Do These Supplements Really Work?
Authority Nutrition,
This is an objective review of Juice Plus+ supplements and their health effects. This review is 100% independent and based on…
Supplements, Lies, and a Lengthy Transcript
Science-Based Medicine,
Thanks, Congress, for making bull testicles available as a dietary supplement! On October 21, 1993, there was a hearing before…
How to boost your child’s immune system the right way
KevinMD.com,
If you’re like most parents, you want your kids to be healthy. And if your kids are like most kids, that isn’t always the case.
Chill out to avoid the flu this year
STEAM Register,
Alexander Chaitoff and Joshua Daniel Niforatos, Case Western Reserve…
Achoo! Food and Other "Prescriptions" for Surviving Cold and Flu Season
IFIC Foundation News,
How can you protect yourself against cold and flu season?
Immune Supportive Agents and Considerations for Autoimmunity
Nutri-Link Ltd - Clinical Education,
Dr Carrie Decker ND explores the role of a number of nutrients in the management of immune responses to challenges. The topic…
Raffreddore: tanti rimedi, poche certezze
Fondazione Veronesi,
Agnese! E’ ora di finirla!!! Ogni inverno la stessa storia, e a volte anche durante il resto dell’anno. Noi siamo lì che…
Evidently Advent Day 5: best health evidence wrapped up for the festive season!
Evidently Cochrane,
Cochrane evidence is not to be sneezed at... The post Evidently Advent Day 5: best health evidence wrapped up for the festive…
When Vitamins Backfire
Public Health,
Concept packaging by Colin Dunn, CC-BY Bad news for athletes this week: two studies show that vitamin supplements can interfere…
H1N1 is back. Here’s what you need to know.
Public Health,
This is H1N1. Micrograph from the CDC. How bad is the flu this year? Well, it’s H1N1. Remember that from 2009? I’ve written…
12 Ways Vitamins Are Doing You More Harm Than Good
BuzzFeed - Latest,
Think those extra vitamins can’t be doing you any harm? Think again. Your body definitely needs vitamins to…
Sydney Morning Herald on Cochrane Review of Vitamin C for the common cold
Cochrane in the News,
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/true-false-or-utterly-absurd-vitamin-c-20130309-2frwp.html …
Cochrane: Routine Vitamin C effective in preventing common cold — in athletes
JunkScience.com,
Routine supplementation of vitamin C in the general population is not justified for the prevention of colds. But athletes may…
Which supplements should a healthy person take?
Overcoming Bias,
I have recently been looking into which, if any, nutritional supplements I should start taking. I am in good general health so…
Eat To Save Your Life: Another Half-True Diet Book
Better Health,
I am hesitant to review diet books because they are so often a tangled mess of fact and fiction. Teasing out their truth from…
Eat To Save Your Life: Another Half-True Diet Book
Science-Based Medicine,
I am hesitant to review diet books because they are so often a tangled mess of fact and fiction. Teasing out their truth from…
Tome uma vitamina C, ou não ?
Novidades da Ciência,
O termo ciência ou “scientia” significa conhecimento em latim e demorou muito tempo para se transformar no que é hoje. Um…
Tome uma vitamina C, ou não ?
Novidades da Ciência,
O termo ciência ou “scientia” significa conhecimento em latim e demorou muito tempo para se transformar no que é hoje. Um…
Vitamins: Myths, facts, use and misuse
Guest Work,
By Louis Roller, Honorary Associate Professor in Pharmacy Practice at Monash…
Cogumelo de Ouro
Novidades da Ciência,
Não faz muito tempo em que o uso de poções mágicas, sacrifício religiosos e sangrias eram utilizados como tratamento medicinal.
Tiger White PR: Humbug
Stuff And Nonsense,
Eight cold facts
New Scientist Short Sharp Science Blog,
This week, New Scientist will be telling you all about the common cold: why researchers are treating it with new respect, and…