Frontiers in Allergy, 2023 The common cold is a unique human disease, as it is arguably the most common disease and because of the large number of respiratory viruses causing colds it is one of the most complex of human diseases.
Ronald Eccles
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Lactococcus lactis strain Plasma activates plasmacytoid dendritic cells and mitigates common cold-like symptoms in healthy adults: a meta-analysis of individual participant data [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyBackgroundPlasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are a type of immune cell that play a crucial role in the defense against viral infection. Multiple randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have reported that oral intake of Lactococcus lactis strain Plasma (LC ...
Yukiko Kato +6 more
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The Common Cold and Influenza in Children: To Treat or Not to Treat? [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2023 The common cold, which is mostly caused by respiratory viruses and clinically represented by the symptoms of acute respiratory viral infections (ARVI) with mainly upper respiratory tract involvement, is an important problem in pediatric practice.
Natalia A. Geppe +4 more
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Aromatic ointments for the common cold: what does the science say? [PDF]
Drugs in Context, 2022 Background: Upper respiratory tract infections occur with an annual incidence of 17.2 billion cases globally. The negative impact that symptoms have on sleep is thought to slow the recovery process.
Andrew Smith, Oliver Matthews
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Pediatric efficacy and safety in common cold treated with herbal medicine (PEACH): a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in PharmacologyIntroductionThe common cold is one of the most frequent illnesses in children, yet effective and safe treatments remain limited. Concerns regarding the safety of conventional medications persist.
Soo-Dam Kim +10 more
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Effects of Bairui granules (Thesium chinense Turcz.) on patients with the common cold (wind-heat syndrome): a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, controlled trial [PDF]
Frontiers in PharmacologyBackgroundThe common cold is a prevalent infectious disease affecting the upper respiratory tract worldwide. Wind-heat syndrome is the most common syndrome pattern in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) associated with the common cold.
Mingzhe Wang +6 more
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Effect of Common Cold on Serum Clozapine Concentrations in Hospitalized Patients with Schizophrenia [PDF]
Neuropsychiatric Disease and TreatmentYin Cao,1– 4 Qingrong Xia,1– 4 Jun Liang,1– 4 Jiequan Wang,1– 4 Feng Shan,1– 4 Biao Dai1– 4 1Department of Pharmacy, Affiliated Psychological Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pharmacy, Hefei Fourth ...
Cao Y +5 more
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Perceived Recovery Time from Common Cold as a Possible Indicator of Physical Resilience [PDF]
Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2021 Background Resilience refers to the ability to recover function after encounter with stressors. While psychological resilience refers to the ability to cope with psychological stress, physical resilience refers to functional restoration after biomedical ...
Yoonki Kim +7 more
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Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2021 Objectives: We assessed the extent of community pharmacists managing respiratory conditions and their ability to make differential diagnoses between the common cold and allergic rhinitis.
Raja'a A Al-Qudah +4 more
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Do Professional Practices among Malaysian Private Healthcare Providers Differ? A Comparative Study using Simulated Patients [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013 Background: Malaysia, a South East Asian country, legally permits general medical practitioners in private clinics to dispense medicines. This possibly can dilute the pharmacist role in the provision of healthcare and pharmaceutical care and deprive ...
Alamin Hassan M. A. Alabid +2 more
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