This work was conducted in order to study how the health of adults is affected by the presence of moisture or mould in the home. A random sample of 310 houses in Finland was studied during the years 1993-1994. The houses were investigated for visual signs of moisture by a surveyor, and observations of mould were reported by the occupants. A moisture problem was observed in 52% and a mould probl...

BACKGROUND The Internet has tremendous appeal for conducting randomized clinical trials and may be especially applicable to trials requiring frequent participant contact. Trials of cold sore remedies, for example, often require daily clinic visits during outbreaks, imposing substantial burden on participants. An Internet-based randomized clinical trial design may reduce this burden, permitting ...

Cold is generally characterized by initial symptoms of a stuffy nose, sore throat, runny mild fever, headache, fever. Infection cold viral infection. The lasts for maximum two weeks. primarily affects the nose and mainly upper respiratory tract throat are affected. cause infection, many viruses responsible cold. treatment prescribed medical practitioners involves analgesic, antihistamine, decon...

The Common Cold remains the most frequent symptomatic viral infection in man. Current best therapies are all symptomatic. New pharmacological therapies are likely to be prescription-bound, and as most Common Cold infections are successfully treated without the intervention of a Physician, there is a need for effective non-prescription therapy options. Aim of this study is to propose a new type ...

introduction: presence of a sore throat after surgery is a common side effect of general anesthesia with intratracheal intubation and can cause discomfort for the patient and prolong the recovery process. in this study we compared the effect of dexamethasone before and after intubation on the incidence of sore throat after tympanoplasty surgery.   materials and methods: in a double-blind, rando...

BACKGROUND Acute sore throat is commonly associated with viral infections. Consumers typically rely on over-the-counter treatments and other remedies to treat symptoms; however, limited information is available regarding consumer perceptions of sore throat or treatment needs. The aim of this study was to investigate perceptions of throat discomfort and how these influence attitudes and consumer...

around the corner you anticipate numerous patient enquiries and visits related to the use of antibiotics for the common cold and associated morbidities. One day a 45-year-old woman, a recent immigrant from India, presents to your office with sore throat and fever of 2 days’ duration. In India her male cousin acquired rheumatic fever following a sore throat for which he did not receive antibioti...

Acute upper respiratory tract viral infections are the most common diseases of human beings (Eccles 2005). Adults have two to five common colds each year and school children have from seven to ten colds per year (Johnston 1996). The common cold is most often caused by rhinoviruses (Heikkinen 2003). It is a short mild illness with early symptoms of headache, sneezing, chills and sore throat, and...

A x6-year-old girl was admitted to Bristol Eye Hospital in May, I968. For the previous 3 days there had been a painful swelling of the right eyelids associated with a vesicular eruption of the margin of the right upper lid, and shortly before admission some vesicles appeared at the angle of the mouth. The girl's boy-friend had noticed a "cold sore" on his lip i I days previously. The patient ha...