Zinc sprays are designed to fight colds by preventing the virus from growing, thus shortening the duration of a cold. Several brands of homeopathic oral sprays are on the market. The most well known and most widely circulated brand is Zicam, which...
There's never a good time to have a runny nose, sore throat, congestion, cough, body aches, fatigue and low-grade fever--symptoms of an upper respiratory infection also known as the common cold. Rest and fluids are the recommended treatment....
The common cold is a ritual for most individuals, who usually get infected with it several times per year. Cough syrups, nasal decongestants and chicken soup are the typical remedies to ease symptoms. However, medications to prevent the common...
For those with heart conditions, a simple cold needs to be treated immediately before it converts to a more life-threatening condition like pneumonia. Pneumonia makes it hard for the body to receive oxygen effectively, thereby putting additional...
Zinc is a mineral that is used by the body for growth, wound repair, protein synthesis and maintaining a healthy immune system. The body has no known storage mechanism for zinc, so it must be ingested daily. The recommended daily allowance for...
Zinc gluconate nasal swabs are an over-the-counter treatment indicated to reduce the duration of cold symptoms; however, the efficacy of this treatment remains controversial. Severe side effects associated with the daily use of these zinc swabs...
Zinc is an essential mineral for the human body. It is vital for the body immune system to provide resistance to infection, and it may decrease the ability of cold viruses to grow on or bind to the lining of the nose. People who are deficient in...
From a stuffy nose to a hacking cough, everyone knows the misery of the common cold, caused by the rhinovirus. Zinc can both shorten the length of a cold and prevent the illness. But the mineral doesn't help a lot -- and you must take it within 24...
When their sinus cavities become clogged with mucus due to a cold, the flu or allergy season, many people turn to oral decongestant tablets like pseudoephedrine, or Sudafed, for relief. Sudafed is not appropriate for some people, including...
Physicians reporting in the February 2011 issue of "The Cochrane Review" analyzed data from clinical trials dating back to 1984, which investigated zinc as a cold symptom treatment. The researchers, Drs. Singh and Das, independently reviewed the...
