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Use of Nose Drops Reduces Length of Young Children’s Colds
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2024 – Hypertonic saline (HS) nose drops reduce the duration of symptoms associated with viral upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) in children, according to a study...
Saltwater Drops in Nose Could Shorten Kids' Colds
FRIDAY, Sept. 6, 2024 – 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 a...
Nasal Sprays, Behavioral Intervention Aid in Treatment of Respiratory Illness
TUESDAY, July 30, 2024 – Use of nasal sprays and a behavioral intervention promoting physical activity and stress management can reduce antibiotic use for respiratory illness, according to a study...
Current Asthma at Age 7 Linked to Chronic Rhinosinusitis in Middle Age
TUESDAY, July 16, 2024 – Current asthma, head colds, and tonsillitis at age 7 years are associated with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) at midlife, according to a study published online July 10 in...
Could OTC Nasal Sprays Ease Colds & Flu and Cut Antibiotic Use?
MONDAY, July 15, 2024 – Over-the-counter nasal sprays could be a potent weapon against a major public health threat – antibiotic resistance, researchers report. Their analysis, which looked at data...
Can Zinc Really Shorten a Cold?
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 – 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...
Study Addresses Nasal Rinsing and Nonkeratitis Acanthamoeba Infection
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 – In a report published in the April issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, the details of 10 cases of nonkeratitis Acanthamoeba infection are described from 1994 to 2022, all...
Using Tap Water for Your Nasal Rinse? Beware Amoeba Dangers
WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 – Folks with sinus issues often turn to neti pots or "nasal rinsing" to help clear their clogged passages. Unfortunately, too many don't follow standard advice to avoid...
Phenylephrine Sales Sizeable and Steady Despite Efficacy Concerns
TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 – Despite concerns about clinical efficacy, phenylephrine was the most common oral decongestant sold in the United States from 2012 to 2021, according to a research letter...
How Would an FDA Ban on Popular Cold Meds Affect Americans?
FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 – 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 ...
CVS Pulling Popular Cold Meds From Shelves After Report Deems Them to Be Useless
FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 – CVS Health plans to pull cold medications that contain phenylephrine from its store shelves after federal regulators determined recently that the decongestant does not work....
CVS Pulling Popular Cold Meds From Shelves After Report Deems Them to Be Useless
FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 – 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. O...
Fluticasone Furoate Does Not Cut Time to COVID-19 Symptom Resolution
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 – For outpatients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19, inhaled fluticasone furoate does not shorten time to symptom resolution, according to a study published in the Sept. 21...
FDA Panel Says Common OTC Decongestant, Phenylephrine, Is Useless
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 – 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...
FDA Medwatch Alert: Product Quest Manufacturing LLC Recalls All Nasal Products and Baby Oral Gels Manufactured at Florida Facility Due to Possible Microbial Contamination
Product Quest Manufacturing (“Product Quest”) announced its voluntary recall of Lot# 173089J of CVS Health 12 Hour Sinus Relief Nasal Mist due to a finding of microbial contamination identified as Pse...
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