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  • as some states take tentative steps toward reopening their economy.

  • Researchers are still looking for a treatment for Cove in 19 which first appeared four months ago and is now sickened roughly three million people worldwide in an effort to find something anything that might work against the symptoms of the virus.

  • They're looking at a host of medical options, and, it turns out one commonly used over the counter heartburn medication might be helpful.

  • Stephen Fabian reports a popular over the counter medicine, maybe an exciting new treatment for Cove in 19.

  • It's the heartburn medication Pepcid and now the active ingredient for motive.

  • Dean is being given to hundreds of seriously Ill Cove in 19 patients the patients are receiving from OTA Dean intravenously at nine times the heartburn dose.

  • News of the clinical trial has triggered a run on Pepcid and pharmacies across America.

  • Today I managed to find just one box of the tablets, and a few containers of the chewable is here at this New York City pharmacy.

  • I spoke with Dr David Batty Nellie, chief medical officer for North Well health Hospitals in New York, which is conducting the trial.

  • This would be a huge breakthrough.

  • If I were to take a bunch of this Pepcid, would that help me fight Corona virus?

  • Well, that's what the clinical trials all about.

  • We're not sure how much Pepcid or the FA motive we should be taking and hoping we'll get an answer to that within hopefully four weeks.

  • But is it something we're like?

  • I'm actually ingesting this pets it.

  • I'm taking it orally, taking it orally, but should be effective, but we don't know what those that should be.

  • But there is some skepticism about using Paps it, says Dr Stuart Rae, an infectious diseases expert at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

  • If somebody who is developing breathing difficulties delayed their trip to get care, did the late seeking care because they think this drug might be effective, that would be a mistake.

as some states take tentative steps toward reopening their economy.

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Could This Over-the-Counter Medicine Help Treat Coronavirus?

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    林宜悉 posted on 2020/04/28
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bunch

US /bʌntʃ/

UK /bʌntʃ/

  • other
  • (of a fabric) gather or cause to gather into folds or wrinkles.
  • other
  • Collect or gather together.
  • noun
  • A group of things of the same kind
  • A group of people regarded as a unit; a company.
  • A group of people.
  • verb
  • To group people or things closely together
  • (Cloth) to gather/be gathered together in folds
trigger

US /ˈtrɪɡɚ/

UK /'trɪɡə(r)/

  • verb
  • To cause (an event or situation) to happen or exist.
  • To start a process off e.g. a memory
  • other
  • To cause something to begin or happen.
  • noun
  • A procedure that automatically executes in response to certain events on a particular table or view in a database.
  • A small device that releases a spring or catch and so sets off a mechanism, especially in a gun.
  • A pulse or signal that initiates an action or process in an electronic circuit.
  • An event or thing that causes something to happen.
  • A device on a fishing rod that releases the line.
  • Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
  • Something that causes a person to have a strong emotional reaction of fear, shock, anger, or anxiety.
  • Device that starts a process
  • other
  • To cause a sudden, involuntary reaction.
effort

US /ˈɛfət/

UK /ˈefət/

  • noun
  • Amount of work used trying to do something
  • A conscious exertion of power; a try.
  • Conscious exertion of power; hard work.
  • The use of force to do something.
  • other
  • Exertion of physical or mental energy.
ingredient

US /ɪnˈɡridiənt/

UK /ɪnˈgri:diənt/

  • noun
  • A component part or element of something.
  • A quality or element considered necessary as part of something.
  • Food item used when making a meal or drink
  • Quality necessary to be something to work well
effective

US /ɪˈfɛktɪv/

UK /ɪˈfektɪv/

  • adjective
  • In operation; operative.
  • Successful in producing a desired or intended result.
  • Working efficiently to produce a desired result
  • In operation; in force.
  • Successful in producing a desired or intended result.
  • Producing a desired or intended result.
  • Actual rather than nominal; real.
  • Skillful and producing the intended result.
develop

US /dɪˈvɛləp/

UK /dɪ'veləp/

  • verb
  • To explain something in steps and in detail
  • To create or think of something
  • To grow bigger, more complex, or more advanced
  • To make a photograph from film
  • other
  • To invent something or cause something to exist
  • To start to suffer from an illness or other medical condition
  • To improve the quality, strength, or usefulness of something
  • other
  • To (cause something to) grow or change into a more advanced, larger, or stronger form
roughly

US /ˈrʌflɪ/

UK /ˈrʌfli/

  • adverb
  • Approximately; nearly
  • In an approximate or imprecise manner; not perfectly
  • Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
  • In a manner that is violent or not careful
  • In an inexact, imprecise or violent way
  • In a basic, simple manner
  • In a violent or forceful manner
trial

US /ˈtraɪəl, traɪl/

UK /ˈtraɪəl/

  • noun
  • Hearing and judgment of a case in court
  • A formal examination of evidence before a judge, and typically a jury, in order to decide guilt or innocence in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.
  • Act or process of testing or experimenting
  • adjective
  • Being made or done as a test or experiment
  • verb
  • To be made or done as a test or experiment
conduct

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UK /kənˈdʌkt/

  • other
  • The manner in which a person behaves, especially in a particular place or situation.
  • noun
  • Your behavior
  • other
  • To direct the performance of musicians or a musical work.
  • To transmit electricity or heat through a substance.
  • To lead or guide someone through a place.
  • To organize and carry out.
  • To direct the performance of an orchestra or choir.
  • To transmit (heat or electricity) through a substance.
  • verb
  • To behave in a certain way; e.g. at a party
  • To let electricity or heat travel through
  • To lead or guide people
  • To direct a group of musicians in performance
  • To direct or control some process or procedure
expert

US /ˈɛkˌspɚt/

UK /'ekspɜ:t/

  • adjective
  • Having special knowledge or skill
  • Having special skill or knowledge in a particular field
  • Having or involving special skill or knowledge.
  • noun
  • Skillful person with special knowledge
  • A person who has a comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of or skill in a particular area.
  • A person who has a comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of or skill in a particular area.
  • other
  • A person with special skill or knowledge in a particular field

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