By BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY Joint Bar-Ilan University, Galilee Medical Center study affirms that sufficient vitamin D levels may positively influence the outcome of infection. Vitamin D is most often recognized for its role in bone health, but low levels of the supplement...
Researchers report potential broad-spectrum anti-coronavirus cocktail therapy
A research team led by Professor Hongzhe Sun, Norman & Cecilia Yip Professor in Bioinorganic Chemistry from the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, the University of Hong Kong (HKU), in collaboration with Dr. Shuofeng Yuan, Assistant Professor from the...
Complementary and alternative medicine for the COVID-19 pandemic: current evidence and emerging challenges
Integrative Medicine Research, Volume 10, Supplement, In progress (2021) This issue is in progress but contains articles that are final and fully citable. Click here for the full issueTCM for COVID-19 treatment: the road ahead This editorial discusses aspects...
Plant-derived antiviral is effective in blocking highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, say scientists
A plant-based antiviral, recently discovered by scientists at the University of Nottingham, has been found to be just as effective at treating all variants of the virus SARS-CoV-2, even the highly infectious Delta variant. The struggle to control the Covid-19 pandemic...
Functional Medicine Resources for Addressing COVID-19
From The Institute for Functional Medicine The wave-like effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to reverberate throughout the healthcare system, and the need for accurate information and clinical resources to support your patients impacted by COVID-19 continues to...
Omega-3 Fatty Acids and COVID
By Chris Masterjohn, PhD Disclaimer: I am not a medical doctor and this is not medical advice. I have a PhD in Nutritional Sciences, and analyzing research on omega-3 fatty acids falls directly within my expertise, but I am not a dietitian and this is not dietary...
Thailand’s Herbal Remedy Beating Mild COVID-19—90.02% Success Rate in Study with 11,800 Prison Inmates
Thailand was hit hard with the Delta variant surge, and vaccination experienced a slow start as the manufacturer granted the license to produce the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine had no real experience in vaccine production. Now reports indicate that a cheap, herbal...
NO Treatment for COVID?
— New study suggests arginine supplementation may help in cases of severe illness by Heath McAnally, MD, MSPH Back in April 2020, after evaluating a number of diverse data sources including bench studies, clinical trials, and epidemiologic investigations pertaining to...
Effects of adding L-arginine orally to standard therapy in patients with COVID-19: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group trial. Results of the first interim analysis
By Giuseppe Fiorentino published in The Lancet September 9, 2021 below with analysis of the article & research by Chris Masterjohn, PhD below and commentary by Mark Bricca, ND "Based on an interim analysis recently published in a journal affiliated with...
Thoughts on Coronavirus Prevention and Treatment with Chinese Medicine
By Heiner FruehaufNational University of Natural MedicineCollege of Classical Chinese Medicine ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED MARCH 2020 . REVISED SEPTEMBER 2021 In recent weeks, the coronavirus outbreak has prompted many questions about how to prevent or potentially treat this...
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Essentials of Diagnosis and Management
Originally published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings on August 25, 2021 By Lucinda Bateman, MD et al. Abstract Despite myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) affecting millions of people worldwide, many clinicians lack the knowledge to appropriately...
There is an antibody treatment that stops every COVID-19 variant—and possibly all future variants
By Mark Sumner In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis has forbidden government agencies, schools, and private businesses from requiring proof of vaccination. This applies even to cruise ships. It all seems to be part of DeSantis’ pro-virus platform that puts him...
Scientist at Berkeley Lab Played a Hand in “Inescapable” COVID-19 Antibody Discovery
An antibody therapy that appears to neutralize all known SARS-CoV-2 strains, and other coronaviruses, was developed with a little help from structural biologist Jay Nix By Aliyah Kovner Lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines are allowing us to feel optimistic again, after...
Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail Authorized for Post-COVID Exposure
REGEN-COV becomes first monoclonal antibody treatment with EUA following exposure alone By Molly Walker FDA expanded the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the monoclonal antibody cocktail casirivimab and imdevimab, to include post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) among...
Researchers from Italy, UK & Pakistan Identify Nutraceutical as COVID-19 Crusher: More Trials Needed
Quercetin's use in Covid-19 makes great sense, since it is both stabilizing to mast cells and anti-inflammatory. Especially in more significant Covid-19 cases, there appears to be a component of mast cell activation, which perpetuates the inflammatory cascade. For...