COX enzyme Archives

Does Ibuprofen make SARS-CoV-2 better or worse? Here are two strong reasons not to take it.

5 October 2020

Background Back in April we first wrote about a possible connection between the increasingly above-average mortality rates in European countries and their widespread use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as Ibuprofen. We raised the question as to whether the cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme inhibitor function of NSAIDs either intefered with or amplified the angiotensin-converting enzyme […]

Why is Europe now doing even worse?

8 April 2020

Analysing the latest figures from Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, the worldwide average for deaths per 1million population is now 10.5, which is 0.00105%. Compare this to the worldwide average death rate for seasonal or winter flu of 0.1% (source: World Health Organisation). The COVID-19 death rate is currently 95x lower than seasonal or winter […]

It doesn’t look good in Europe

1 April 2020

Currently 22 of the 31 countries & territories with a mortality rate above the worldwide average are in Europe. That’s 71% and surely is more than a coincidence? Usually, countries without access to advanced healthcare and medication are more adversely impacted by a disease but with SARS-CoV-2 the data seems to suggest the opposite. A […]