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Allergy Nasal Spray
May Help Ward Off COVID

new study

Sep 2, 2025 2:38 PM CDT

Allergy Nasal Spray May Help Ward Off COVID

Small study finds lower infection rates with azelastine

(Newser) - A widely available nasal spray used for allergies may offer unexpected protection against COVID, a new study suggests. Researchers at Saarland University Hospital in Germany tested the antihistamine azelastine, an over-the-counter product, on 450 adults, most in their early 30s. Half the group used the spray three times daily,...

LIV Golfer Suspended After Using Nasal Decongestant

LIV Golfer Used Decongestant
for His Cold. It Was a Bad Move

Aug 12, 2024 12:36 PM CDT

LIV Golfer Used Decongestant for His Cold. It Was a Bad Move

Graeme McDowell fined $125K, suspended as first to see discipline under league's anti-doping rules

(Newser) - Graeme McDowell was feeling under the weather in June before he stepped out on the greens during a golf event in Nashville, Tennessee, so he used some Vicks nasal spray to help him relieve some of his symptoms. That self-care move has cost him: The Guardian reports that LIV Golf...

FDA Has Hopeful News for Migraine Sufferers

Migraine Sufferers May Soon
Have Their Very Own 'EpiPen'

Mar 10, 2023 10:48 AM CST

Migraine Sufferers May Soon Have Their Very Own 'EpiPen'

FDA approves zavegepant, or Zavzpret, a fast-acting nasal spray designed to provide pain relief

(Newser) - A new nasal spray from Pfizer has just been OKed by the Food and Drug Administration, and the company hopes it will be a game changer for the nearly 40 million migraine sufferers in the US. Reuters reports on the FDA's Friday approval of zavegepant, sold under the brand...

Putin Takes
Nasal Spray
After Booster

Nov 24, 2021 5:55 PM CST

Putin Takes Nasal Spray After Booster

Russia deals with surging COVID-19 cases and vaccine hesitancy

(Newser) - President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday he has taken an experimental nasal vaccine against the coronavirus, three days after he received his booster shot. Russia is facing its worst surge of infections and deaths since the pandemic began and is struggling to overcome widespread vaccine hesitancy, the AP reports. Putin was...

Could a Daily Nasal Spray Save Us From COVID?

Nasal Spray
Study Raises
Hopes for COVID
Protection

Nasal Spray Study Raises Hopes for COVID Protection

It's found to 'completely' protect ferrets in small study

(Newser) - A nasal spray that attacks the coronavirus has been found to protect a small group of ferrets, raising hopes that the solution might do the same for humans. The spray is inexpensive to make and does not need refrigeration, reports the New York Times , which notes that if this pans...

NASA Want to Cure
Your Car Sickness

Oct 13, 2012 9:54 AM CDT

NASA Want to Cure Your Car Sickness

It's working on a nasal spray for motion sickness

(Newser) - Soon you'll be able to fight motion sickness just like an astronaut. NASA is teaming up with pharmaceutical company Epiomed Therapeutics to develop and market a nasal spray for queasy travelers, reports Scientific American . The spacy agency is something of an expert on the subject, and it's found...

Nasal Spray Could Help
Ward Off Alzheimer's

Mar 10, 2011 6:25 PM CST

Nasal Spray Could Help Ward Off Alzheimer's

Tel Aviv researchers are working on vaccine

(Newser) - Intriguing news on the Alzheimer's front: Researchers at Tel Aviv University are working on a nasal spray they say protects against the disease as well as strokes, Israel 21 reports. The vaccine also can repair damage already done to the brain by triggering the body's immune system, say the researchers,...

'Cuddle Spray'
Makes Men Girly

'Cuddle Spray' Makes Men Girly

Hormone induces emotion, empathy

(Newser) - Watch out macho men: German researchers have found a way to make males more sensitive. A hormone-laced potion called "cuddle spray" shot into men's noses can make males more emotional, empathetic and snugly. The active ingredient is oxytocin, a so-called "trust hormone" that is released during orgasm and...

Swine Flu Vaccine Starts for Kids

Oct 6, 2009 2:25 PM CDT

Swine Flu Vaccine Starts for Kids

But expect long waits around the country amid high demand

(Newser) - Children around the country began receiving the first doses of swine flu vaccine, a day after hospitals and health care facilities began immunizing their workers. But medical facilities in only 14 states have so far received the vaccine—so far all as a nasal spray—and high demand means it...