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Systematic Reviews of Treatments for the Common Cold
Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence of treatments for the common cold.
Reviewed January 2012
10 Resources Found
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| Title: | Oral antihistamine-decongestant-analgesic combinations for the common cold |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The common cold is probably the most common illness known and usually presents with a range of symptoms such as sore throat, nasal stuffiness and discharge, sneezing and cough. On average, young children have six to eight colds per year and adults have ... |
| Date: | Dec 2011 |
| Title: | Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for the common cold |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The common cold is the most common and widespread illness known to humans. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are drugs with analgesic (pain reducing), antipyretic (fever reducing) and, in higher doses, anti-inflammatory effects. NSAIDs have... |
| Date: | Apr 2011 |
| Title: | A spray containing ipratropium bromide administered into the nose for the common cold |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The common cold is caused by a virus and is one of the most common illnesses affecting humans. It causes a runny and stuffy nose, sore throat and sneezing. There is no proven cure for the cold and only symptom relief is available. The aim of this review... |
| Date: | Feb 2011 |
| Title: | Heated, humidified air for the common cold |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The common cold is the most common infection in human beings. Considered trivial, it causes no complications but leads to significant work absenteeism due to discomfort caused by its symptoms.The disease is diagnosed by the symptoms. Treatments are main... |
| Date: | Jul 2010 |
| Title: | Zinc for the common cold |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The common cold is often caused by the rhinovirus. It is one of the most widespread illnesses and is a leading cause of visits to the doctor and absenteeism from school and work. Complications of the common cold include otitis media (middle ear infectio... |
| Date: | Jun 2010 |
| Title: | Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The term 'the common cold' does not denote a precisely defined disease, yet the characteristics of this illness are familiar to most people. It is a major cause of visits to a doctor in Western countries and of absenteeism from work and school. It is us... |
| Date: | Feb 2010 |
| Title: | Antibiotics for the common cold, an infection of the upper respiratory tract |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Colds are usually caused by viruses, which do not respond to antibiotics. Furthermore, antibiotics cause adverse effects, especially diarrhoea, and overuse can increase levels of antibiotic resistance in the community. Our results do not show any benefi... |
| Date: | Aug 2009 |
| Title: | Garlic for the common cold |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Garlic is popularly believed to be useful for the common cold. This belief is based on traditional use and some laboratory evidence that garlic has antibacterial and antiviral properties. We looked for studies that investigated the use of garlic for eit... |
| Date: | Dec 2011 |
| Title: | Chinese medicinal herbs to treat the common cold |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | The common cold is the most widespread acute respiratory tract illness affecting all age groups. Many Chinese herbal medicines are used to treat this illness in China. Although we included 17 trials, involving 3212 patients, in this review, the risk of ... |
| Date: | Jul 2008 |
| Title: | Echinacea for preventing and treating the common cold |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Preparations of the plant Echinacea are widely used in some European countries and in North America for common colds. Echinacea preparations available on the market differ greatly as different types (species) and parts (herb, root, or both) of the plant... |
| Date: | Sep 2007 |
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