Influenza infection remains a serious health problem throughout the world. Unfortunately, current medicine offers no real treatment or protection, moving our attention to alternative options. In this study we aimed to evaluate the possible effects of a combination of glucan and vitamin C on immunosuppression caused by influenza infection.

Background: Osteoarthritis, a widespread highly painful oftentimes incapacitating joint disease continues to impose immense personal and societal challenges among adults of all ages, especially older adults.
Objective: This review aimed to describe the extent to which older adults with osteoarthritis may suffer excess disability, compared to healthy age-matched older adults, and why this is important to note and prevent in the context of the novel COVID-19 corona virus pandemic.

Acute Type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) is a life-threatening condition, leading to rapid fatality if not promptly treated. The risk for Type A aortic dissection is increased in patients with preexisting thoracic aortic aneurysms, but specific triggering events leading to acute aortic dissection are incompletely understood. Our recent research suggests that influenza may be a risk factor for ATAAD by demonstrating a relationship between regional influenza activity and hospital admissions for ATAAD.

Influenza A virus (IAV) and Streptococcus pneumoniae (SPn) are two major respiratory pathogens in humans. IAV infection alone is often self-limited, and SPn colonization can be found in 5-90% of healthy individuals, as normal flora [1,2].

Acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality for patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms, despite significant advances in the surgical treatment. An aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition which occurs when blood enters through a tear in the wall of the aorta causing the aortic layers to separate or “dissect”.