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AMA News Wire What doctors wish patients knew about which cold medicines work Jan 19, 2024 There's a reason they call it the common cold. It happens a lot, especially in the wintertime. With runny noses, sore throats and persistent coughs, patients' demand for effective cold remedies is understandable. But does cold medicine help relieve symptoms of the common cold? It depends. But knowing how to find relief from the common cold and what cold medicines to use is key. There are more than 200 viruses that can cause a cold, but rhinoviruses are the most common type, affecting more than 3 million people in the U.S. each year. Symptoms of the common cold typically peak within three to five days and can include sneezing, stuffy and runny nose, sore throat, coughing and fever. Some symptoms—especially runny or stuffy nose and cough—can last up 14 days

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple.  Sign up for CNN's Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being . CNN  —  The winter surge of respiratory viruses is underway. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to record rising levels of hospitalizations associated with Covid-19 as well as increasing hospitalizations for influenza and the respiratory syncytial virus, also known as RSV. Many ill people are reporting that their symptoms are lasting for more than a week, even up to two weeks for some. Is this normal? What should your expectations be about the length of viral respiratory illnesses? When should you contact your doctor for additional testing? And what other steps could you take to facilitate your recovery? F

Abstract Annually, seasonal influenza is responsible for millions of infections and hundreds of thousands of deaths. The current method for managing influenza is vaccination using a standardized amount of the influenza virus' primary surface antigen, hemagglutinin (HA), as the intended target of the immune response. This vaccination strategy results in vaccines with variable efficacy year to year due to antigenic drift of HA, which can be further exacerbated by manufacturing processes optimizing growth of vaccine virus in eggs. Due to these limitations, alternative vaccine platforms are actively being explored to improve influenza vaccine efficacy, including cell-based, recombinant protein, and mRNA vaccines. mRNA's rapid, in vitro production makes it an appealing platform for influenza vaccination, and the success of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in the clinic has encouraged the development of mRNA vaccines for other pathogens. Here, the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of a

Bloody mucus in your stool can be a symptom of several conditions. The blood and mucus you have when you make a bowel movement may be due to proctitis, which is inflammation to the rectum, or damage to the rectum. Several conditions can cause inflammation and damage to the rectum, some of which are temporary and some of which are chronic. With proper treatment, the inflammation or damage can be stopped or minimized and the bloody mucus eliminated. There are two forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. The chronic conditions cause inflammation and damage to the lining of the intestines, leading to symptoms like abdominal pain and changes to your bowel movements. You might also see bloody mucus in your stool if you have IBD. Ulcerative Colitis Ulcerative colitis causes the inner lining of the rectum and colon, or large intestine, to become inflamed. The condition can lead to a variety of symptoms, a common one being bloody s

It's normal for parents to take extra precautions to keep children healthy during the fall and winter seasons. Colds, the flu, COVID, RSV and other respiratory viruses are most common at this time of year. Planning ahead is crucial as we hope to avoid what happened during last year's virus season. In 2022, the spread of RSV, the flu and COVID all spiked around the same time, causing more hospitalizations and exceptionally long wait times in pediatric emergency rooms across the nation . As your child interacts with classmates, friends and family members this fall and winter, please consider these important steps to help protect them from seasonal viruses and know what to do if your child gets sick. Tips to Help Prevent Colds, the Flu or Other Viruses What can I do to help my child avoid getting sick? Many of the respiratory viruses we see are spread through droplets from coughing, sneezing, talking, breathing out, or touching surfaces where these droplets land.