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07 Nov
FDA Proposes Ban on a 'Useless' Decongestant, Phenylephrine

FDA Proposes Ban on a 'Useless' Decongestant, Phenylephrine

More than a year after its advisory panel unanimously declared the drug phenylephrine to be useless against nasal congestion, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing that it b...

Food &, Drug AdministrationFluCommon Cold
25 Sep
Experimental Nasal Spray Might Ward Off Multiple Viruses

Experimental Nasal Spray Might Ward Off Multiple Viruses

A non-drug nasal spray could theoretically help stop the spread of respiratory viruses like the flu and COVID-19 better than wearing a mask, a new study suggests.

The spray uses i...

VirusesFluCommon Cold
22 Sep
Is It a Cold, Flu or COVID? An Expert Helps You Sort It Out

Is It a Cold, Flu or COVID? An Expert Helps You Sort It Out

It's that time of year when respiratory viruses start to circulate widely, but how can you tell the difference between the symptoms of a cold, the flu and COVID?

Dr. William Bria...

FluCommon Cold
06 Sep
Saltwater Drops in Nose Could Shorten Kids' Colds

Saltwater Drops in Nose Could Shorten Kids' Colds

Saltwater nose drops can reduce the length of a kid’s cold by two days, a new study demonstrates.

“We found that children using saltwater nose drops had cold symptoms for an average of six days, where those with usual care had symptoms for eight days,” ...

ParentingCommon Cold
09 May
Can Zinc Really Shorten a Cold?

Can Zinc Really Shorten a Cold?

Every cold and flu season, folks are flooded with ads for zinc lozenges, sprays and syrups that promise to shorten their sniffles.

Zinc might indeed reduce the duration of common

Common Cold
23 Apr
Neosporin Ointment in the Nose Might Be Potent Antibiotic

Neosporin Ointment in the Nose Might Be Potent Antibiotic

Want to prevent a respiratory infection?

A fingerful of Neosporin antibiotic swabbed inside your nose might help you fight off a range of invading respiratory viruses, a new study claims.

Lab animals whose noses were treated using neomycin -- the main ingredient in...

FluAntibioticsCommon Cold
15 Apr
Antibiotics Probably Won't Ease Your Cough, Even If Infection is Bacterial: Study

Antibiotics Probably Won't Ease Your Cough, Even If Infection is Bacterial: Study

Doctors sometimes prescribe antibiotics to help treat a cough, but a new study shows the drugs won't help reduce the severity or duration of coughing -- even if a bacterial infection is the culprit.

Lower respiratory tract infections that cause coughing have the potentia...

AntibioticsCoughsCommon Cold
09 Feb
How Would an FDA Ban on Popular Cold Meds Affect Americans?

How Would an FDA Ban on Popular Cold Meds Affect Americans?

America's most popular cold medications contain a nasal decongestant that doesn't work, creating a knotty dilemma for regulators, a new study reports.

Cold remedies containing phenylephrine remain consumers' most popular choice, despite decades of concern that the decong...

FluCommon Cold
31 Jan
Folks Often Hide Infectious Illness at Work, Socializing

Folks Often Hide Infectious Illness at Work, Socializing

A disturbing number of people sick with an infectious disease conceal their illness to avoid missing work, travel or social events, new research reveals.

About three in four people (75%) had either hidden an infectious illness from others at least once or might do so in ...

Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.BehaviorFluCommon Cold
26 Jan
Feed a Cold and a Fever, Experts Say

Feed a Cold and a Fever, Experts Say

The old saying "feed a cold, starve a fever"is baloney, doctors say.

People fighting off a seasonal respiratory virus need adequate nutrition, regardless of their symptoms, according to advice from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

Fever is just one of the...

FluFeverCommon Cold
25 Jan
Robitussin Honey Cough Syrup Recalled Due to Fungal Threat

Robitussin Honey Cough Syrup Recalled Due to Fungal Threat

The maker of Robitussin has recalled eight lots of Robitussin Honey CF Max Day Adult and Robitussin Honey CF Max Nighttime Adult cough syrups.

The products, which are made by Haleon, may be contaminated with a microbe, and "in immunocompromised individuals, the use of th...

RecallsFood &, Drug AdministrationFluCoughsCommon Cold
11 Dec
Sore Throat? Try These 5 Home Remedies for Relief

Sore Throat? Try These 5 Home Remedies for Relief

Sore throats are commonplace during cold and flu season, but luckily there are lots of home remedies that can help ease your misery, doctors say.

These remedies "aren't quick fixes for an illness,"but they can help ease discomfort, said

FluCommon Cold
17 Nov
Air Filters Probably Won't Cut Your Odds for Illness: Study

Air Filters Probably Won't Cut Your Odds for Illness: Study

Air filters might help keep the air in your home fresh, but a new review finds they don't appear to reduce your risk of catching an airborne virus.

Technologies designed to make indoor spaces safer from infection are not effective in the real world, researchers from the ...

VirusesFluCommon Cold
20 Oct
CVS Pulling Popular Cold Meds From Shelves After Report Deems Them to Be Useless

CVS Pulling Popular Cold Meds From Shelves After Report Deems Them to Be Useless

CVS Health plans to pull cold medications that contain phenylephrine from its store shelves after federal regulators determined recently that the decongestant doesn't work.

Oral phenylephrine is an active ingredient in such well-known products as Sudafed and Dayquil. An ...

Over-The-Counter Drugs: Misc.CoughsCommon Cold
06 Oct
Could Folks Suffer From 'Long Colds,' Similar to Long COVID?

Could Folks Suffer From 'Long Colds,' Similar to Long COVID?

Long COVID, a constellation of symptoms that extend past the initial illness, is now a recognized condition.

But researchers say COVID-19 may not be the only respiratory virus that causes these lasting health impacts -- "long colds" may also exist.

"Our findings s...

Respiratory Problems: Flu Or PneumoniaInfections: Misc.VirusesCommon Cold
21 Sep
Today's COVID Is Increasingly Looking Like a Cold or Flu

Today's COVID Is Increasingly Looking Like a Cold or Flu

Symptoms of mild COVID-19 infection have shifted this season, and now are more akin to those of allergies and the common cold, doctors say.

Many people with COVID-19 now are presenting with upper respiratory symptoms like runny nose, watery eyes and a sore throat, said <...

VaccinesVirusesCommon Cold
12 Sep
FDA Panel Says Common OTC Decongestant Is Useless

FDA Panel Says Common OTC Decongestant Is Useless

For decades, sick people have been taking essentially worthless over-the-counter cold remedies to clear their stuffy noses, a key advisory panel for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.

The panel voted unanimously that nonprescription oral medications cont...

Common ColdFood &, Drug Administration
11 Sep
City Living Means More Coughs, Colds for Kids

City Living Means More Coughs, Colds for Kids

Two new studies looked to explain an increased risk of respiratory infections like coughs and colds in babies and young children, finding city living to be among the culprits.

Young children who grow up in towns and cities instead of the countryside suffer more respirato...

Infections: Misc.Kids: Misc.FluInfant / Child CareCommon Cold
31 Jul
As a Summer Surge of COVID Takes Hold, Don't Mistake It for a Cold

As a Summer Surge of COVID Takes Hold, Don't Mistake It for a Cold

For the fourth summer in a row, Americans are experiencing a COVID-19 surge, this one marked by a rise in hospital admissions, emergency room visits, test positivity rates and wastewater data.

The good news: It's unlikely that most cases will be severe or that the surge ...

VirusesCommon Cold
09 May
Cold vs. Allergies: Which Do You Have? Here's How to Tell the Difference

Cold vs. Allergies: Which Do You Have? Here's How to Tell the Difference

As the seasons change and the weather shifts, it's not uncommon to experience symptoms like sneezing, coughing and congestion.

But how do you know if you're dealing with a common cold or allergies? The two can have similar symptoms, making it tough to tell an allergy fr...

Allergies: NasalCommon Cold
06 Mar
FDA Panel to Again Weigh Merit of Decongestant That Many Call Useless

FDA Panel to Again Weigh Merit of Decongestant That Many Call Useless

Consumers have been using a common over-the-counter oral decongestant known as phenylephrine for years, but that may not continue much longer.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked a panel of its advisors to reassess the drug's effectiveness. The medication's s...

Over-The-Counter Drugs: Misc.CoughsCommon ColdFood &, Drug Administration
20 Feb
Many Parents Too Quick to Give Fever Meds to Kids: Poll

Many Parents Too Quick to Give Fever Meds to Kids: Poll

It's not always necessary to lower a child's fever, but parents often do.

A new poll from Michigan Medicine found that about one-third of parents reach for fever-reducing medicines too quickly.

"Often parents worry about their child having a fever and want to do ...

ParentingFeverDrugs &, KidsCommon Cold
24 Dec
Is Your Kid's Runny Nose Going on Forever? Here's What You Need to Know

Is Your Kid's Runny Nose Going on Forever? Here's What You Need to Know

It might seem like your toddler or preschooler has a nose that is always runny, but experts say that's normal.

"Children under 6 years of age average six to eight colds per year, with symptoms lasting an average of 14 days,"said

Allergies: NasalParentingKids' AilmentsCommon Cold
06 Dec
Cooler Noses May Be Key to Winter's Spike in Colds

Cooler Noses May Be Key to Winter's Spike in Colds

Researchers may have sniffed out why colds are more likely in wintertime: The answer may lie within the nose.

A previously unidentified immune response inside the nose is responsible for fighting off the viruses that cause upper respiratory infections, according to resea...

VirusesCommon Cold
01 Aug
Having Kids Around Might Shield You From Severe COVID: Study

Having Kids Around Might Shield You From Severe COVID: Study

Folks with young kids at home may be less likely than others to develop severe COVID-19, a new study suggests.

Children bring home colds from day care and school and give them to their parents, and it's thought those lower-level infections may ultimately defend Mom and D...

ParentingInfections: Misc.Kids: Misc.Common ColdViruses
23 May
Repeat Infections With COVID-19 May Become the Norm

Repeat Infections With COVID-19 May Become the Norm

COVID-19 might be easing into a new status as a widely circulating and somewhat harsher version of the common cold, experts say - a virus that folks could contract repeatedly, even if they were recently infected.

"[SARS-CoV-2] is destined to join four of its family membe...

VaccinesInfections: Misc.FluCommon ColdViruses
09 May
Could a COVID Infection Help You Ward Off the Common Cold?

Could a COVID Infection Help You Ward Off the Common Cold?

If you get infected with COVID-19, there may be a sliver of a silver lining: COVID may help protect you against the common cold, researchers say.

The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 belongs to a large and diverse family of coronaviruses that include

ImmunizationCommon ColdViruses
10 Feb
Did Dinosaurs Get Colds, Too?

Did Dinosaurs Get Colds, Too?

The fossilized bones of a young dinosaur show evidence of a respiratory infection that may have caused familiar flu-like symptoms -- fever, coughing and trouble breathing.

Dolly, as she's been dubbed by researchers, was an immature diplodocid -- a large, long-necked plan...

FluCommon Cold
10 Jan
Exposure to Common Cold Might Help Shield Against COVID

Exposure to Common Cold Might Help Shield Against COVID

Vaccination is still the best way to protect someone from COVID-19, but new research suggests that immune system activation of T-cells by common colds may offer some cross-protection.

The study might also provide a blueprint for a second-generation, universal vaccine th...

Common ColdInfections: Misc.Research &, DevelopmentVaccinesViruses
07 Nov
Do Your Kids Really Need Cough & Cold Meds?

Do Your Kids Really Need Cough & Cold Meds?

When children have colds, parents may want to hold off on using cough and cold medicines, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration suggests.

Most children get better on their own, and cough or cold medicines won't change the natural course of a cold or make it go away faste...

Common ColdCoughsFood &, Drug AdministrationInfant / Child CareKids: Misc.Over-The-Counter Drugs: Misc.Parenting
02 Nov
Zinc Might Help Shorten Your Cold or Flu, Study Finds

Zinc Might Help Shorten Your Cold or Flu, Study Finds

  • Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters
  • November 2, 2021
  • Página completa

Many people pop a zinc supplement at the first sign of a cold, and there's new evidence supporting the habit.

Australian researchers found that the supplements appear to help shorten respiratory tract infections, such as colds, flu, sinusitis and pneumonia.

Many ov...

Common ColdCoughsFluInfections: Misc.InflammationNutritional SupplementsRespiratory Problems: Flu Or PneumoniaViruses
08 Oct
Social Distancing Kept Kids From Getting Flu, RSV

Social Distancing Kept Kids From Getting Flu, RSV

Social distancing and mask mandates during the pandemic nearly eliminated cases of the flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among children, a new study finds.

"Numbers don't lie. Face masking, and proper hygiene and isolation, can be effective means to protect the v...

Adolescents / TeensCommon ColdFluKids' AilmentsKids: Misc.Respiratory Problems: Flu Or Pneumonia
30 Sep
SmartWatches Detect Viral Infection Before Symptoms Surface in Study

SmartWatches Detect Viral Infection Before Symptoms Surface in Study

Someday, your smartwatch might be able to tell you if you're coming down with a virus and how sick you'll be -- even before symptoms start.

In a small study, researchers showed that a wearable device, like a Fitbit or Apple Watch, could detect which patients had the H1N1...

Common ColdFluInfections: Misc.Medical Technology: Misc.Research &, DevelopmentSafety &, Public HealthViruses