Objective: To examine changes in reports of common cold symptoms and mouth ulcers following smoking cessation. It was hypothesised that reports of these symptoms would increase on stopping smoking. Design: Smokers were assessed one week before stopping smoking (baseline), then after one, two, and six weeks of smoking abstinence. Participants: 174 smokers attending a seven week smoking cessation...

BACKGROUND Adults and children in the United States get two to six colds per year. Evidence that zinc is effective therapy for colds is inconsistent. OBJECTIVE To test the efficacy of zinc acetate lozenges in reducing the duration of symptoms of the common cold. DESIGN Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. SETTING Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan. PATIENTS 50 ambu...

Hemolytic Haemophilus are rarely isolated in the clinical laboratory, as they do not grow on sheep or human blood-agar alone. On rabbit blood-agar they grow well and are hemolytic, but they grow less well and are not hemolytic on sheep blood-agar with added X and V factors. A survey was made to determine their incidence in pharyngitis. From 28 of 100 sore throats and from 57 of 100 normal throa...

The number of off-pump coronary artery surgery procedures in high-risk patients such as renal failure, hepatic failure and in anticoagulant drug using patients is increasing. The associated co morbidity and repeated use of electrocautery in postoperative bleeding, caused a susceptibility of patients to pressure or electrocautery ulcers. During a period of three years, 1400 off-pump coronary art...

INTRODUCTION Postoperative sore throat is a common complaint in patients with endotracheal intubation and has potentially dangerous complications. This randomized controlled trial study investigated the incidence of postoperative sore throat after general anesthesia when betamethasone gel is applied to a tracheal tube compared with when IV dexamethasone is prescribed. MATERIALS AND METHODS Tw...

INTRODUCTION Tonsillopharyngitis (sore throat) is a common disease mainly related to the seasonal common cold. To relieve unpleasant symptoms and discomfort of acute tonsillopharyngitis associated with common cold, patients usually take some non-prescription drugs. THE AIM The primary aim of this study was to assess subjective determinations of the efficacy and the safety/tolerability of an o...

Antibiotic Prescribing to AdultsWith Sore Throat in the United States, 1997-2010 Amongadults seeking carewith sore throat, theprevalenceof groupAStreptococcus (GAS) infection—theonlycommoncause of sore throat requiring antibiotics—is about 10%.1 Penicillin remains the antibiotic of choice. Penicillin is narrowspectrum, well-tolerated, and inexpensive, and GAS is universally susceptible to penic...

BACKGROUND: This review focuses on the frequency of symptoms in COVID-19 comparison to SARS, influenza and common cold. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate compare knowledge about clinical features, differences between patients with COVID-19, influenza, The research can help ear, nose throat specialists other health practitioners manage during pandemic. MATERIAL AND METHODS: biomedical databases used study...

The relationship between operating room (OR) table surfaces and skin integrity was examined. Preoperatively, patients (N = 505) were rated for pressure sore potential (Hemphill); postoperatively, skin condition was assessed. Skin changes were more likely with a standard mattress only or with surgery longer than 2.5 hr. The overlay was more effective than the foam and gel or standard foam mattre...