Using hypertonic saline nasal drops can reduce the length of the common cold in children by two days, according to a study that will be presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in ...

Zinc supplements might help shorten cold symptoms but are not likely to prevent them, a new analysis suggests. Existing studies on zinc’s effectiveness are somewhat inconclusive due to different ...

A new 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 against ...

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 ...

In a recent meta-analysis published in BMC Public Health, researchers examined 15 comparisons from 10 trials on the effect of vitamin C supplementation on common cold severity and duration. Their ...

Feeling under the weather with a runny nose, sneezing, and congestion? The good news is that relief may be closer than you ...

Dr Ankita Baidya and Dr Avi Kumar explain how they differentiate between a common cold, dengue, or typhoid. Here are the ...