Babies Can be Hurt by Herpes Virus During Pregnancy

One of the major risks a pregnant woman should avoid is a herpes infection. According to SpecialEdPost.com, “Causes of cerebral palsy include (herpes virus) infection in early pregnancy, a difficult or premature birth, bleeding in the baby’s brain and abnormal Read More …

Risk of Coming Down with Mononucleosis is Increased by Smoking and Family Size

Large families and smoking have an independent impact on EBV infection that is not accounted for by other sociodemographic factors. – PLoS One (1) A study has shown that people living in large households or in families with smokers are at Read More …

Cervical Cancer Risk Increases with HPV and Herpes Coinfection

Genital herpes increases the risk of cervical cancer, which kills thousands of women every year, by acting as an “accomplice” to HPV. – WebMD.com (1) A co-infection of HPV and herpes sharply increases the risk of cervical cancer according to Read More …

Even More Herpes Strains are Becoming Resistant to Acyclovir

Viral resistance toward Acyclovir, which has been used for more than 20 years, is on the rise. – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) (1) Not long ago, we talked about how some members of the herpes virus family, Read More …

Chaga Mushrooms Show Alternative Medicine Works

The Chaga Mushroom prevents herpes from entering cells by stopping the virus from fusing into the cell’s membrane. – Journal of Medicinal Mushrooms The Chaga Mushroom is scientifically known as Inonotus obliquus, it is from the Hymenochaetaceae family. It is parasitic Read More …

Can HPV Genital Warts Destroy Women’s Sex Life?

Researchers showed that genital warts, especially in women, “influence their self-esteem and cause a severe impact on sexual life.” – BMC Public Health  (1) More than 90% of women and at least 62% of men claim that HPV genital warts have Read More …

Loneliness and Depression May Activate the Latent Herpes Virus

Lonely and depressed people showed signs of elevated latent herpes reactivation. – Ohio State University  (1) A study showed that loneliness and depression increases the level of chronic stress, which in turn hurts the immune system. The weakened immune system fails Read More …