Cough and Cold

Top news of the day from across the health care landscape.

Cough is the most aggravating late-stage cold symptom.

A pharmacy technician is pleading not guilty to larceny of drugs from her Massachusetts pharmacy.

The results of a recent study indicate that patients with asthma cannot reduce their risk of developing the common cold by taking vitamin D supplements.

Although coughing can be annoying, it is the body's way of clearing the throat and airways and helps to prevent infection.

Although coughing can be annoying, it is the body's way of clearing the throat and airways and helps to prevent infection.

Coughing is a simple brainstem-mediated reflex, but the urge to cough follows a complex pathway across higher-order brain regions.

Three studies published last year provide useful information on risk factors for colds, which affect adults 2 to 3 times a year.

Greater than 10% of referrals to respiratory specialists are for chronic cough, given the condition's persistent, refractory nature.

Experts around the world recently assembled at the 5th American Cough Conference to discuss the latest findings in cough care.

Cough and cold season is coming to an end, but allergy season is now upon us.

Nearly 40% of the total population will complain of chronic cough over the course of their lifetime.

The common cold is indeed common, given that its incidence is higher than that of any other human illness.

Electronic cigarettes comprise a nearly $3 billion market in the United States.

Colds pose an economic strain on society each year in the form of missed days at work or school and medical attention.

Most pharmacy technicians are all too familiar with the seemingly endless crowd of patients who come to the pharmacy for cold and cough treatments during the winter.

Acute bronchitis is a common reason patients head to the pharmacy in the winter to seek OTC symptom relief.

Pharmacists know that a cough can be triggered by many stimuli.

Acute respiratory infections such as the common cold are often accompanied by cough and congestion caused by mucus hypersecretion.

There is anecdotal evidence that sudden drops in temperature precipitate viral acute respiratory infections, but does science support it?

Patients with refractory chronic cough are unresponsive to guideline-driven cough treatment.

As pharmacists, we have additional responsibilities to ensure that all patients, regardless of age, receive safe and effective therapy.

Nasal corticosteroid sprays do not seem to be viable treatments for the common cold.

Zicam has released a new plant-based formulation of its Cold Remedy Nasal Swabs.

Although children rarely experience a stroke, the results of a recent study suggest that colds, flu, and minor infections may lead to a temporary increase in stroke risk among kids.