A test ordered by a veterinarian came back positive for bird flu. Within days, Kira’s condition had deteriorated — she became lethargic and had trouble breathing. After several trips to the vet and ...

Seasonal flu happens every year and costs over $11.2 billion annually in the US alone. Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), on the other hand, is spread through oral contact, infects more than two ...

Researchers developed a bean-based gum that drastically reduces viral load in the mouth, showing promise against flu, herpes, and even bird flu. A chewing gum made from lablab beans may be the next ...

Lab testing revealed the bean gum extract caught between 75-94% of herpes simplex virus particles by causing them to clump together. When put through a machine that mimics human chewing, over half the ...

US researchers have developed an antiviral chewing gum using lablab beans that can reduce viral loads of herpes (HSV-1, HSV-2) and influenza A (H1N1, H3N2) by over 95 per cent in lab tests. The gum, ...

An Antiviral Chewing Gum to Reduce Influenza and Herpes Simplex Virus Transmission ... of the coronaviruses that cause COVID-19, the flu and the common cold. In addition to creating antibodies ...

And while vaccines do exist for the flu, vaccination rates remain low. For herpes, there’s currently no approved vaccine at all. This gum-based strategy offers a promising new way to reduce the virus ...

Bird flu has been in the news a lot in recent weeks with cats in the Pacific Northwest falling ill and in some cases sadly being euthanized. The outbreak began back in March 2024 in dairy cattle, but ...

I keep seeing headlines about cats contracting bird flu. Should my wife and I be exercising any sort of precautions when it comes to our cat, February, or being around her? Unfortunately, I think ...