Applying Neomycin Ointment In The Nose Might Protect Against Invading Respiratory Viruses, Study Finds

HealthDay (4/23, Thompson) reports, “A fingerful of Neosporin antibiotic swabbed inside your nose might help you fight off a range of invading respiratory viruses, a new study claims.” Neomycin “ointment triggered a swift immune response from genes in the human nose that serve as a first line of defense against invading viruses,” including flu and COVID-19, “researchers reported April 22 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.”