Weekly Health Report: Is it the cold is it the flu?

Although colds and flu are similar in many ways, flu can lead to more serious, life-threatening problems, like pneumonia, and the H1N1 strain may cause more gastrointestinal symptoms than the normal flu, as well as more additional complications for those in high risk groups.

Oral Zinc Found To Reduce Common Cold Symptoms In Adults More Than Kids

People who take oral zinc may experience shorter common cold symptoms than those who do not, researchers from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto, and McMaster University reported in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).The authors added that adverse effects, especially when higher doses are taken, are common. The authors gathered data on 17 randomized human studies ...

Care center closes to visitors because of flu

The Lake View Care Center closed its doors to visitors due to an outbreak of influenza that started about two weeks ago. It is common practice for senior citizen care facilities to close their doors during illness outbreaks to prevent the spread of the contagion to and from its residents.

Mets notebook: Mets catcher Mike Nickeas, outfielder Lucas Duda, felled by flu

Nickeas stayed at hotel, Duda pinch-hit and struck out

Biolex Sells LEX System to Synthon and Initiates Sale of Locteron(R)

PITTSBORO, NC-- - Biolex Therapeutics, Inc. announced that it has sold its LEX System, a proprietary platform for the development and production of biologics, to Synthon, a Netherlands-based specialty ...