Consumer Alert: “Koff & Kold” and “Kold Sore”
The FDA tells us that Wholistic Herbs Inc. is recalling all of its “Koff & Kold” spray with herbal extract...
Symptomatic benefits of hot drinks for cold and flu
Researchers from Cardiff University, in the UK studied the effects of fruit drinks on nasal airflow and cold and flu...
CAM to treat the cold and flu
Dr. Mark Moyad (photo) is Director of Preventive and Alternative Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann...
Vitamin B12 and unexplained cough
During the World Allergy Congress, researchers from the University of Turin, in Italy reported that a “deficiency of vitamin B12...
Cold therapy to manage cough pain after heart surgery
Coughing is the most painful experience following heart surgery. Researchers at the University of Ottawa, in Canada used cold therapy...
Treating cough with honey
Cough is a major cause of doctor visits among children and adults. It can impact quality of life, cause anxiety,...
Pelvic floor training for urinary incontinence
Stress incontinence is the involuntary leakage of urine during a physical activity such as coughing or sneezing. It can happen...
Flu season: Lower your risk
The Bastyr Center for Natural Health, in Seattle, Washington has published common sense recommendations. Let’s focus on proactive actions to...
Probiotic effects on cold and influenza symptoms
An international group of researchers report that taking a dietary probiotic for 6 months reduced the signs and symptoms of...
Reducing swine flu transmission
Medscape has an interview with Dr. Georges Benjamin (photo), who is executive director of the American Public Health Association. Highlights...
Facemasks reduce the spread of influenza-like illness
Influenza-like illness is similar to the flu, and more severe than cold-like symptoms. Researchers from Australia report that it’s a...
Smoked medicinal cannabis for neuropathic pain in HIV
It was reportedly effective when used in addition to pain treatment in patients with medically refractory pain due to HIV....
Lose weight, gain control over incontinence
Obesity correlates with urinary incontinence. Might weight loss be an effective treatment? Researchers from across the US decided to find...
Consumer Alert: 40 more weight loss products
There are 80 drugs on the FDA list of weight loss products that contain undeclared drugs or chemicals. Here’s the...
Safety of American ginseng in children
In January, the FDA recommended that over-the-counter (OTC) cough and cold products should not be used to treat infants and...
Respiratory muscle strength training
Respiratory muscle strengthening programs are either inspiratory or expiratory and typically use handheld devices. Dr. Christine Sapienza from the University...
Using speech pathology management to control chronic cough
It’s a viable alternative for patients who do not respond to medical treatment. But what is “speech pathology?”
Habit cough and the use of biofeedback
Let’s start by stating that “habit” cough is rare. Don’t jump to the conclusion that a cough lasting a month...
Response to Ayurvedic herbal supplements among 9/11 survivors
Here are the results of a study of Ayurvedic herbal treatment for health problems caused by exposure to the toxic...
Comparing cannabis vs cigarettes on the lungs
Professor Richard Beasley from the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand has studied the effects of marijuana on the lungs....