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Can Emergen-C Actually Prevent a Cold? In short, evidence states no.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 24, 2024 Source:Can Emergen-C Actually Prevent a Cold?
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Trying to kick a nagging cough? It often just takes patience and time, physicians say. A foray into the natural history of viral upper respiratory tract infections.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 13, 2024 Source:Trying to kick a nagging cough? It often just takes patience and time, physicians say
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So, you have a cold. What are the best ways to find relief? Most products do very little.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 2, 2023 Source:So, you have a cold. What are the best ways to find relief?
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The differences between cold symptoms and those of seasonal allergies
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 18, 2023 Source:Is it a cold or seasonal allergies? How to tell the difference between symptoms
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Scientists surmise why people get more colds and flu in winter but not much to sneeze at.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 7, 2022 Source:Scientists finally know why people get more colds and flu in winter Reference:Cold exposure impairs extracellular vesicle swarm–mediated nasal antiviral immunity
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Sunday House Call, #856, October 30, 2022: The 2 AM infant respiratory exam
With RSV and flu taking hold, what can you do when your young child has a respiratory infection that is affecting their breathing? When should you seek medical attention and when can you safely go back to bed when they awake at 2 AM with a cough? Breathing Problems: What might breathing problems mean in…
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Public Health has seemingly abdicated its primary tenet to inform the public of the risks they face. Assume any “cold” symptom you have to be COVID given that PCR test availability is like hen’s teeth; you are on your own. Bonjour la visite.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 7, 2022 Source:Is it COVID or a cold? How to know as Omicron cases rise
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With common cold and flu season now here, and COVID remaining ever-present, should one get a COVID test with each instance of symptoms during the season? Generally yes if you are in close contact with others during the course of your daily activities.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 10, 2021 Source:Cold, flu, or COVID? Stay home and get tested, Northern Health says
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CHEO ER treating wave of young patients in numbers usually seen in November.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 14, 2021 Source:CHEO emergency department hit with wave of young patients