Prevention of Common cold

Prevention of Common cold:

Methods of prevention of Common cold mentioned in various sources includes those listed below. This prevention information is gathered from various sources, and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Common cold.

• Avoid exposure to people with colds
• Handwashing
• Avoid touching eyes or nose with your hands
• Cleaning with disinfectant - on surfaces that may be contagious.

Alternative Preventions for Common cold

Some of the measures that have been mentioned as possibly preventative for Common cold may include those below.

• Vitamin C

Note that some of these claims of prevention may not be correct, and may not prevent Common cold.

Medical news about treatments for Common cold

These medical news articles may be relevant to Common cold treatment:

• Belief in salt vapor therapy for varying ailments
• Boosting the immune system naturally
• Call to discontinue prescribing antibiotics for colds
• Colds and allergies often difficult to distinguish
• More treatment news »

Cure Research for Common cold

The list of research areas and treatments under analysis mentioned in various sources for Common cold includes:

• Antivirals - there has been more success against flu, rather than colds.
• Interferon-alpha
• More research treatments »

Clinical Trials for Common cold

Some of the clinical trials for Common cold include:

• Echinacea Versus Placebo Effect in Common Cold - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Echinacea
• Evaluation of Echinacea for the Common Cold - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Echinacea
• Echinacea, Propolis and Vit c for Uri Prevention in Preschoolers - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - dietary supplement--echinacea, propolis, and vitamin c
• Kinetics of Etheric Oils, Smart Textiles Vs. Ointment - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - smart textiles containing menthol, camphor, cineol
• Efficacy of Homeopathic Nasal Formulation for Management of Experimental Rhinoviral Colds - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• A Trial of Echinacea in Children - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Echinacea
• more clinical trials...»

Latest Treatments for Common cold

Some of the more recent treatments for Common cold include:

• Rest
• Fluids
• Humidified inspired air
• Saline nasal spray
• Topical decongestants
• more treatments...»

Treatments for Common cold

Treatments to consider for Common cold may include:

• Rest
• Fluids
• Cold-and-flu medications
• Aspirin - but not for babies, children or teenagers because of the risk of Reye's syndrome.
• more treatments...»

Prevention of Common cold:

Handwashing is the simplest and most effective way to keep from getting rhinovirus colds. Not touching the nose or eyes is another. Individuals with colds should always sneeze or cough into a facial tissue, and promptly throw it away. If possible, one should avoid close, prolonged exposure to persons who have colds.

Because rhinoviruses can survive up to three hours outside the nasal passages on inanimate objects and skin, cleaning environmental surfaces with a virus-killing disinfectant might help prevent spread of infection.

A cold vaccine? The development of a vaccine that could prevent the common cold has reached an impasse because of the discovery of many different cold viruses. Each virus carries its own specific antigens, substances that induce the formation of specific protective proteins (antibodies) produced by the body. Until ways are found to combine many viral antigens in one vaccine, or take advantage of the antigenic cross-relationships that exist, prospects for a vaccine are dim. Evidence that changes occur in common-cold virus antigens further complicate development of a vaccine. Such changes occur in some influenza virus antigens and make it necessary to alter the influenza vaccine each year. (Source: excerpt from The Common Cold, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)

Prevention Claims: Common cold

Information on prevention of Common cold comes from many sources. There are some sources that claim preventive benefits for many different diseases for various products. We may present such information in the hope that it may be useful, however, in some cases claims of Common cold prevention may be dubious, invalid, or not recognized in mainstream medicine. Please discuss any treatment, discontinuation of treatment, or change of treatment plans with your doctor or professional medical specialist.