respiratory disease

Early symptoms of COVID-19 are much the same as those of the flu or a cold. Don't panic. Call your doctor to check in, if you're worried, but treating mild or moderate symptoms at home until you're well will protect you and help stop the spread of whateve

Science
Health & Safety

You Have A Fever And A Dry Cough. Now What?

2:16pm March 11, 2020

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

Whether your mild or moderate symptoms mean you have a cold, the flu, or COVID-19 doesn't change the medical advice right now. Stay home, rest, and call or email your doctor if symptoms worsen.

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A spoonful of honey makes the medicine...irrelevant. That's because honey works better than cough syrups to help with kids' coughs.

Science
Health & Safety

For Kid's Coughs, Swap The Over-The-Counter Syrups For Honey

9:28am February 08, 2020

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

For parents desperate to calm a kid's hacking cough, so the whole family can get some sleep, turns out there's evidence that a common kitchen ingredient works better than OTC medicine.

Lahore, Pakistan's second-largest city, is one of the world's most polluted cities, according to crowd-sourced data.

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Environment
Health & Safety

'Scary Moms' Are Part Of The Citizen War Against Pollution In Pakistan

2:16pm January 06, 2020

Environmental advocates in smog-choked Lahore say the Pakistani government has long downplayed the problem of air pollution. That might be changing.