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Forget popping vitamins, MEDITATION could stave off colds and flu

Forget popping vitamins, MEDITATION could stave off colds and flu | Virology News | Scoop.it
Adults who meditated or did moderately intense exercise for eight weeks suffered fewer colds than those who did nothing, according to a study from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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In Vitro Characterization of a Nineteenth-Century Therapy for Smallpox

In Vitro Characterization of a Nineteenth-Century Therapy for Smallpox | Virology News | Scoop.it
In the nineteenth century, smallpox ravaged through the United States and Canada. At this time, a botanical preparation, derived from the carnivorous plant Sarracenia purpurea, was proclaimed as being a successful therapy for smallpox infections.

 

Botanicals: the (partially) unexplored country.  Sometimes folk wisdom has pharmaceutical potential.


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