COVID-19
Primary Mechanisms of Vitamin D on Viral Replication Rates and Pro-inflammatory Cytokines
Today’s Practitioner recently reported on a study, published in the journal Nutrients, that reviewed the role of vitamin D in immunity and its influence specifically in respiratory tract health. Sally Lynch, MS, CDN, explains the primary mechanisms considered in the study including viral replication rates and concentrations of pro-inflammatory cytokinesRead
Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Treatment and Support against the Coronavirus
In this editorial by Geoff D’Arcy Lic. Ac., DOM, he describes the history of treatment for COVID-19 in China using a combination of conventional medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) therapies. The following is part one of a two-part series. Read part 2 here. The coronavirus (COVID 19) was bornRead
Nursing Home Residents Benefit from Video-Based Counseling during COVID
For older adults isolated in the age of COVID, access to mental health clinicians can make all the difference when familiar connections are lost. Video-based counseling services are the solution for the tens of thousands of nursing home residents across the U.S. now restricted to their rooms. For a luckyRead
Researchers Explore Underlying Reasons for COVID-19 Severity
Researchers have reported a significant and positive relationship between the amount of virus present in a throat swab sample and COVID-19 severity. The higher the relative viral load in the sample, the greater the organ damage, and the longer it would take for the viral RNA count to turn negative,Read
Pre-clinical Research Shows Cellular NAD Decline and COVID-19 Infection
Preclinical research from Dr. Charles Brenner and a team of leading scientists from three US universities concludes that key steps in coronavirus infection and innate immunity involve a tug-of-war with cellular NAD, according to press materials. ChromaDex Corp the innovators behind Niagen® (patented nicotinamide riboside) science, announced the publication ofRead
New Device Assists Practitioners with COVID-19 Virtual Skin Rash Diagnoses
The American Academy of Dermatology recently announced a possible correlation between COVID-19 and skin rashes. There is now a way for practitioners to get diagnostic opinions from licensed dermatologists using their phones. The free service, FirstDerm.com is anonymous and has collected more than 300,000 images of skin ailments which allowsRead
COVID-19 Genetic Network Provides a Lineage of Pandemic Origins
Researchers from Cambridge, UK, and Germany have reconstructed the early “evolutionary paths” of COVID-19 in humans – as infection spread from Wuhan out to Europe and North America – using genetic network techniques. The findings are published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The softwareRead
Is Vitamin C the Unsung COVID-19 Hero?
So we know that it’s not OK to talk about dietary supplements, like vitamin C, as a part of a treatment plan for anything, much less COVID-19. We can already see it, can you? The FDA red flags are popping up. We promise not to make any sensational claims, butRead
Fact or Fiction: Does Exercise Degrade the Immune System?
Does exercise degrade the immune system? Opinions vary significantly, but being in isolation without access to gyms and sports clubs should not mean people stop exercising, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Bath. Keeping up regular, daily exercise at a time when much of theRead
JAMA: Rates of Co-infection Between SARS-CoV-2 and Other Respiratory Pathogens
The following is an excerpt followed by the full text from a recent JAMA study on co-infection between SARS-COV-2 and other respiratory pathogens. ABSTRACT/ “As of April 3, 2020, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) had caused 972 303 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and 50 322 deaths worldwide.1 EarlyRead
