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Feed A Cold And Starve A Fever

Feed a virus, starve a bacterial infection?

A new study puts some old folk wisdom to 'feed a cold and starve a fever' to the test. In mouse models of disease, Researchers looked at the effects of providing nutrients during infection and found opposing effects depending on whether the infections were bacterial or viral. Mice with bacterial infections that were fed died, while those with viral infections who were fed lived. Ref. Source 4z.

Fever Starve Cold Feed

Feed a cold, starve a fever? Not so fast, study suggests

A discovery into how bacteria control a host's hunger points to new ways to treat infections and appetite loss. Ref. Source 4m.