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Researchers Compare Race-Based, Race-Neutral Lung Function Equations

TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 – The use of race-based and race-neutral equations for lung-function testing generate similarly accurate predictions of respiratory outcomes, but differ in terms of disease...

Your Allergy Meds Come With Hazards: Be Aware

SATURDAY, May 18, 2024 – People with seasonal allergies often turn to over-the-counter and prescription medicines to relieve symptoms like coughing, sneezing, runny nose, congestion and itchy eyes,...

Can Zinc Really Shorten a Cold?

THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 – Every cold and flu season, folks are flooded with ads for zinc lozenges, sprays and syrups that promise to shorten their sniffles. Zinc might indeed reduce the duration of...

Phenylephrine Sales Sizeable and Steady Despite Efficacy Concerns

TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 – Despite concerns about clinical efficacy, phenylephrine was the most common oral decongestant sold in the United States from 2012 to 2021, according to a research letter...

How Would an FDA Ban on Popular Cold Meds Affect Americans?

FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 – America’s most popular cold medications contain a nasal decongestant that doesn’t work, creating a knotty dilemma for regulators, a new study reports. Cold remedies containing ...

Feed a Cold and a Fever, Experts Say

FRIDAY, Jan. 26, 2024 – The old saying “feed a cold, starve a fever” is baloney, doctors say. People fighting off a seasonal respiratory virus need adequate nutrition, regardless of their symptoms, a...

Robitussin Honey Cough Syrup Recalled Due to Fungal Threat

THURSDAY, Jan . 25, 2024 – The maker of Robitussin has recalled eight lots of Robitussin Honey CF Max Day Adult and Robitussin Honey CF Max Nighttime Adult cough syrups. The products, which are made ...

Cold Weather Running May Be Even Healthier

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 – Dreary, chilly winter days might cause some year-round runners to think twice about their jog, but recent research suggests the benefits of cold weather running outweigh...

CVS Pulling Popular Cold Meds From Shelves After Report Deems Them to Be Useless

FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 – CVS Health plans to pull cold medications that contain phenylephrine from its store shelves after federal regulators determined recently that the decongestant does not work....

CVS Pulling Popular Cold Meds From Shelves After Report Deems Them to Be Useless

FRIDAY, Oct. 20, 2023 – CVS Health plans to pull cold medications that contain phenylephrine from its store shelves after federal regulators determined recently that the decongestant doesn’t work. O...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Family Dollar Voluntary Recall of Certain Over-the-Counter Drugs and Medical Devices

October 10, 2023 – Family Dollar is initiating a voluntary retail-level product recall of certain over-the-counter drugs and medical devices regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)....

Could Folks Suffer From 'Long Colds,' Similar to Long COVID?

FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2023 – Long COVID, a constellation of symptoms that extend past the initial illness, is now a recognized condition. But researchers say COVID-19 may not be the only respiratory virus...

Today's COVID Is Increasingly Looking Like a Cold or Flu

THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 – Symptoms of mild COVID-19 infection have shifted this season, and now are more akin to those of allergies and the common cold, doctors say. Many people with COVID-19 now...

As a Summer Surge of COVID Takes Hold, Don't Mistake It for a Cold

MONDAY, July 31, 2023 – For the fourth summer in a row, Americans are experiencing a COVID-19 surge, this one marked by a rise in hospital admissions, emergency room visits, test positivity rates and ...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Novis PR LLC Issues Voluntary Recall of G-Supress DX Pediatric Drops Due to Incorrect Packaging

May 19, 2023 – San Juan, PR, Novis PR LLC is voluntarily recalling Lot D20911 Exp 10/25 of G-Supress DX Pediatric Drops to the consumer level. Some cartons of the product have been found to contain i...

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