The sophisticated American consumer has grown accustomed to the gold standard for drug and health products—the prospective randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (RCT). Operation Warp Speed (OWS) was supposed to be a churning mill of large RCTs to help the nation understand what conclusively is effective in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. Unfortunately, after three…

A seaweed extract called iota-carrageenan, when administered by nasal spray, has shown promise for a quick and easy way to fight COVID by trapping much of the virus before it can take hold in our bodies.  What does research show about this approach, and does it have the potential for other anti-COVID measures? Carrageenan Might…

A nasal spray derived from algae and a plant in the tobacco family could offer a preventive measure for COVID-19, according to a new study. Researchers are making a molecule called Q-griffithsin using an anti-viral protein found in the New Zealand red algae Griffithsia and Nicotiana benthamiana, a plant in the same family as tobacco plants. The former…

Australian researchers say they could deliver a breakthrough for COVID-19 vaccinations worldwide, allowing nurses to finally put down the syringe as a study to administer the medicine via a nasal spray gets a boost. The New South Wales (NSW) government has given Macquarie University Prof. Daniela Traini and University of NSW professor Pall Thordarson—core members…

An Australian pharmaceutical firm that is developing the first virus-killing nasal spray for colds is set to be listed on the ASX on Jan. 28. Firebrick Pharma co-founder Peter Molloy said he’s been working on the spray, Nasodine, for almost ten years as a treatment for the common cold. “It appeared to me that if…

A lead researcher in a study that showed the use of an all-natural over-the-counter nasal spray is effective in treating and preventing COVID-19 said the U.S. Department of Justice is covering up the truth with a lawsuit it has filed against the Utah company that makes and promotes the spray as a treatment for the…

Thailand’s National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology is expecting two COVID-19 anti-viral nasal sprays to enter human trials by the end of this year. Deputy government spokeswoman Ratchada Thanadirek said on Wednesday the nasal sprays are based on adenovirus and influenza and testing on mice has provided promising results. The first phase of human…