A new Cochrane review has found that taking zinc may help to reduce the duration of common cold symptoms by about two days, but the evidence is not conclusive and potential benefits must be balanced ...

Viral upper respiratory tract infections – also known as the common cold – afflict everyone, typically three times per year, ...

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 cold symptoms by ...

The relationship between vitamin C dosage and its effects on the duration of the common cold symptoms may extend to 6-8 grams per day. Dozens of animal studies using different animal species have ...

There’s no shortage of popular cold remedies, but there’s one in particular that a family physician warns against relying on too much.

Rhinoviruses and endemic coronaviruses are the main causes of the common cold. Recent studies show “common” cold viruses can cause severe and even fatal illness in healthy adults. Infection with ...

Doctronic reports chest colds last 7-14 days, caused by viral infections or irritants, with symptoms like cough and chest ...

Taking zinc supplements may help to shorten the duration of common cold symptoms, according to experts. Multiple studies indicate that daily zinc intake could reduce the length of cold symptoms by two ...

You feel a cold coming on, or maybe it’s already upon you: the telltale cough, sore throat and stuffy head. You swing by the drugstore, where a shelf full of over-the-counter products containing the ...

Consumer good manufacturer Church & Dwight Co. was hit with a class action Wednesday in California Eastern District Court over its Zicam Pre-Cold treatments. The lawsuit, brought by Bursor & Fisher, ...

Lemon tea can help reduce the duration and severity of a cold. Green tea might help prevent and ease upper respiratory ...