Common Cold

Viral infection of the upper and sometimes the lower respiratory tract. Symptoms, which are relatively mild, include sneezing, fatigue, sore throat, and stuffy or runny nose (but not fever); they usually last only a few days.

Common Cold - most related articles:

- Zinc reduces common cold symptoms severity and duration - 5.1
- Use OTC cough and cold products with care - 5
- Certain Zicam cold remedies linked to loss of sense of smell - 4.4
- Consumer Healthcare supports FDA over OTC cough and cold medicines withdrawal - 4
- First stress and then inflammation is the culprit - 3.8
- Label updates of oral OTC children's cough and cold medicines - 3.8
- Exercise reduces frequency and severity of colds - 3.6
- 7000 pediatric emergency visits linked to cough and cold medication - 3.4
- Social exclusion may make you feel cold - 3.3
- New test to detect and identify 12 respiratory viruses - 3.1

Common Cold articles

First stress and then inflammation is the culprit
Can removing stress from my environment make me healthy & happier? Yes, it is proven by a recent research that shows how stress influences disease and our health.

Zinc reduces common cold symptoms severity and duration
Zinc supplements reduce the severity and duration of illness caused by the common cold, according to a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library.

Exercise reduces frequency and severity of colds
People who are physically fit and active have fewer and milder colds, indicates research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

Vitamin C boosts reprogramming of adult cells into stem cells
Famous for its antioxidant properties and role in tissue repair, vitamin C is touted as beneficial for illnesses ranging from the common cold to cancer and perhaps even for slowing the aging process.

Certain Zicam cold remedies linked to loss of sense of smell
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration advised consumers to stop using three products marketed over-the-counter (OTC) as cold remedies because they are associated with the loss of sense of smell (anosmia).

Vitamin D protects from colds and flu
Vitamin D may be an important way to arm the immune system against disorders like the common cold, report investigators from the University of Colorado Denver (UC Denver) School of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Children's Hospital Boston.

Genetic errors may cause schizophrenia
Schizophrenia, a debilitating psychiatric disorder, is caused by some genetic errors due to deletions and duplications of DNA are more common in people with the mental disorders, revealed by researchers at the University of Washington and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories.

Saline nasal wash improves cold symptoms
Children show faster resolution of some nasal symptoms during acute illness and less frequent reappearance of rhinitis subsequently, after nasal isotonic saline application to prevent reappearance of cold and flu in children during the winter.

New test to detect and identify 12 respiratory viruses
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new diagnostic test that detects 12 respiratory viruses, including strains of flu that have triggered epidemics.

9 Common Cold articles listed above.

What is Common Cold
Viral infection of the upper and sometimes the lower respiratory tract. Symptoms, which are relatively mild, include sneezing, fatigue, sore throat, and stuffy or runny nose (but not fever); they usually last only a few days.

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