1. Colds & Flu Article on the natural treatment of colds by Dr. J G Knox BA, DC. http://www.lifeknox.com/colds.html

by Dr. J. Glenn Knox BA, DC author of the 497 page book from the COLON THERAPY JOURNAL published by Lifeknox Publishing PMB 293 7904B NE 6 th Ave. Vancouver, WA 98665-4733 One years subscription $30.00 Order it now! Click here to order online! To save $5 on your order click here!! Colds and flu are commonly viral illnesses, in fact colds are by definition viral illnesses, rhino viruses of which there are several thousand types. What is the current medical treatment for colds? Antihistamines, cough suppressants, decongestants and other treatments of the symptoms of infection are used, but very little treatment is directed toward the cause of the cold. Rest in bed, keeping warm and plenty of fluids is still recognized as important. Sometimes even antibiotics are used, even though we all know that antibiotics never work on viruses. Rhino-virus infections usually last about three or four days. The lining of the respiratory tract is affected and the surface is damaged by the virus. Then bacteria, which may be susceptible to antibiotics, move into the damaged tissue and set up secondary infections. These cause the yellow discharge of infected material from the nose that can last for weeks. Today if I had a cold I would try a health food store first. Even if I had pneumonia I might try a health food store first. Health food stores sell large quantities of vitamin C, Echinacea, and other herbal and homeopathic remedies for colds which often do have some effect on viral diseases. Vitamin C and A are certainly proven to be enhancers of the immune system, and many herbs and homeopathic remedies have clinical evidence of efficacy. I am not suggesting that you refuse to or do not see a medical physician for pneumonia. There are still many strains of this disease, and many others, that antibiotics cure. It is just that there are many that they do not. The belief that health and freedom of disease could come from doses of antibiotics was wrong 50 years ago. It is even more wrong today.

2. Medinfo: Colds colds. Medinfo's patient information on the common cold, including advice on some simple symptomatic relief. Most colds and upper respiratory virus infections only last for a few days. http://www.medinfo.co.uk/conditions/colds.html

index search health books site map Colds If you develop a runny nose, with or without a sore throat, cough, a slightly raised temperature, tender glands in your neck, and aches and pains, you are likely to have one of the thousands of "common cold" viruses. There is no cure for viruses. A doctor cannot do more for you than you can do for yourself, although you may feel awful and wish that he could. Treatment The best thing to do is to stay at home, keep drinking, even if you don't feel like eating, and take regular paracetamol or aspirin to help the aches and pains and also to help reduce any fever. Some proprietary preparations contain one of these plus a decongestant. These may be just the right thing, and often make up into a drink, which also helps to stop you becoming dehydrated. It is important, however, to remember that there is a maximum dose of paracetamol and aspirin, and for that matter the decongestants, and you should not take these medications in combination unless you are sure that you are not exceeding the maximum dose of any of the constituents. eg if using the top recommended dose of a hot lemon cold treatment, you should not also take paracetamol. If in doubt, consult your pharmacist. Most colds and upper respiratory virus infections only last for a few days. An antibiotic will not help if the cause is a virus, which it most often is, and may indeed make you feel worse. Antibiotics have a small risk of side effects, sometimes major ones. On most occasions little can be gained from going in to queue at the surgery or calling the doctor out to visit you, and nature will effect a cure, while you cope with the symptoms with the remedies mentioned above, or some of the more old-fashioned ones:

3. BBC News | HEALTH | Red Wine 'protects From Colds' Report on a study that moderate consumption of wine, especially red wine, helps fight off the common cold. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/1986514.stm

CATEGORIES TV RADIO COMMUNICATE ... INDEX SEARCH You are in: Health Front Page World UK ... AudioVideo SERVICES Daily E-mail News Ticker Mobiles/PDAs Feedback ... Low Graphics Tuesday, 14 May, 2002, 10:18 GMT 11:18 UK Red wine 'protects from colds' Red wine is said to be good for the heart Another health benefit has been attributed to red wine - fighting off the common cold. According to scientists in Spain, drinking wine, especially red, stops people from developing colds. Something in wine seems to have a protective effect because the same was not seen with beer and spirits. The evidence comes from a year long study of 4,000 volunteers. Experts at five universities found that people who drank more than two glasses of red wine a day had 44% fewer colds than teetotallers. Drinking one glass of red wine a day also protected against colds, but to a lesser extent. Lifestyle factors Red wine has been associated with a number of health benefits, including a lower rate of heart disease. An ingredient in red wine may also prevent herpes, according to a recent study. The ability of red wine to ward off colds may be due to its antioxidant properties, according to Professor Ron Eccles, director of the Common Cold Centre at Cardiff University.

4. Treating Colds Naturally Current research on colds. Cold Flu Remedies Healthwell.com. colds and Flu - The Natural Pharmacist http://www.mercola.com/article/colds

Mercola.com Dr. Joseph Mercola All Health, No Hype FREE Weekly Health Newsletter Your Email Address: Previous Newsletters Articles Aspartame Cancer ... Vaccines Health Resources Complete Nutrition Plan Less Grains / Sugars More Omega 3 More Water ... Recommended Products Treating Colds Naturally The following is a brief compilation of articles on Mercola.com detailing methods to treat colds naturally. Hydrogen Peroxide For Colds and Flu - Cold or flu got you down? Read about simple inexpensive solutions for this common problems. Read More Secrets About Colds and How to Treat and Avoid Them - While there is no cure for the common cold, there are several preventative actions that one can take to avoid contracting the sickness. Prevention is key in many, many situations and this is one of them. Read More How to Treat Your Colds - The humble cold is the most common infectious disease in the U.S. It accounts for more absences from school and work than any other illness. It is the leading cause of patient visits to physicians. It is not easy to catch a cold. Your body's natural defenses usually fight off these viruses. There is a direct relation between your risk of catching a cold and the amount of time spent in contact with an infected person. That is why families tend to get sick together.

5. Colds: How To Care For Your Baby's Cold Everybody the healthcare hub for Kiwis information on over 250 health topics, New Zealand support groups, the latest medical research and health features. colds. What is it? http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/baby/babyills/78.html

var ACM, oPopup, oDefPopup, offsetTop=10, offsetLeft=10; Search Articles Store Already a member? Log in Home Baby Health highlights ... A-to-Z index Baby Health Colds Approved by the BabyCenter Medical Advisory Board What's below: Why does my baby get so many colds? How can I tell she has a cold and not the flu or allergies? How should I treat my child's cold? Is it okay to give my child over-the-counter cold medicine? ... Other Sources Why does my baby get so many colds? As your baby grows, she's likely to be exploring a lot and touching everything, so it's easy for her to pick up a cold virus on her hands. Then all she has to do is put her fingers in her nose or rub her eyes, and the virus will get a chance to set up shop in her nasal passages and make her miserable for a few weeks. If she puts a contaminated toy into her mouth she won't get a cold; the virus has to get into your child's nose to cause infection. Your baby may get sick more often during the fall and winter months because cold air and indoor heating dry out her nasal membranes, making it easier for a cold virus to get a foothold there. She also spends more time during cold weather cooped up indoors, where viruses are more likely to spread from one person to another. And recent studies have confirmed what working parents already know: Children in daycare get more colds, ear infections, runny noses, and other respiratory troubles than kids cared for at home. Even if she's not around lots of other children, your child is likely to get between four and 10 colds in her first year. As she gets older, the number of colds she gets will diminish, dwindling to about three a year in the teen years.

6. Colds, University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA Information about diagnosis, treatment options, and current research for colds from UPMC Health System, which was ranked sixth among the nation's ear, nose, and throat specialists by U.S. News and World Report http://colds.upmc.com/

The common cold is an infection and inflammation of the upper respiratory tract (nasal passages and throat). There are more than 200 different viruses known to cause a cold. UPMC University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Contact UPMC Supplemental content provided by HealthGate Data Corp

7. What To Do For Colds And Flu What to Do for colds and Flu. FDA makes sure medicines for illnesseslike colds and flu work and are safe. Is It a Cold or the Flu? http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/clds&flu.html

Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration 5600 Fishers Lane (HFI-40) Rockville, MD 20857 May 2000 (FDA) 00-1280 What to Do for Colds and Flu The Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, is part of the U. S. government. FDA makes sure medicines for illnesses like colds and flu work and are safe. Is It a Cold or the Flu? For Your Safety, Know the Difference A cold and the flu (also called influenza) are alike in many ways. But the flu can sometimes lead to more serious problems, like the lung disease pneumonia. A stuffy nose, sore throat, and sneezing are usually signs of a cold. Tiredness, fever, headache, and major aches and pains probably mean you have the flu. Coughing can be a sign of either a cold or the flu. But a bad cough usually points to the flu. Know When to Call Your Doctor You usually do not have to call your doctor right away if you have signs of a cold or flu. But you should call your doctor in these situations: Your symptoms get worse.

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9. Colds And Flu: Time Only Sure Cure colds and Flu Time Only Sure Cure. by Tamar Nordenberg It's not chicken soup. Typically,colds begin slowly, two to three days after infection with the virus. http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/896_flu.html

This article originally appeared in the October 1996 FDA Consumer. The version below is from a reprint of the original article and contains revisions made in March 1997, February 1998, and May 1999. Colds and Flu: Time Only Sure Cure by Tamar Nordenberg It's not chicken soup. Believe it or not, a much more unorthodox therapy of warm-and-cold showers has recently been proposedthough not provenfor the prevention of the common cold. Shower therapy joins an ever-growing spectrum of suggested preventers and treatments for the common coldamong them, hand washing, vitamin C, interferon, seclusion, and various over-the-counter cough and cold medications. "An efficient, practical and inexpensive prophylaxis [preventive measure] against one of the most frequent (and 'expensive') diseases has been identified at last," claims water therapy researcher Edzard Ernst, M.D., in the April 1990 issue of Physiotherapy. Though some may doubt his shower theory, Ernst is right about one thingthe common cold is a frequent and expensive disease, striking some people as many as 12 times a year and leading to some 15 million days lost from work annually in the United States. Influenza, or flu, likewise, is a frequent and expensive disease, reaching epidemic levels in the United States each year. Identify the Enemy Flu is like the cold in many waysmost basically, they're both respiratory infections caused by viruses. If a cold is misdiagnosed as flu, there's no problem. At worst, a cold can occasionally lead to secondary bacterial infections of the middle ear or sinuses, which can be treated with antibiotics. But if the flu is misdiagnosed as a bad cold, potentially life-threatening flu complications like pneumonia may be overlooked.

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11. Colds And Flu This health education site explains all you need to know about colds and flu,including prevention, selfcare, specific recommendations for effective non http://quickcare.org/resp/colds.html

Colds are by far the most common illness in the world. In the United States, 90% of the population will have at least one cold per year. The flu is similar, and somtimes has the same symptoms as a cold, but is often much more severe and lasts longer. Cold and flu viruses attack the nose, nasal sinuses, throat and the upper breathing tubes (trachea and bronchi). As they invade the moist skin lining of these structures, they cause runny nose, sinus congestion, sneezing, sore throat and cough . Fever might also occur, usually with the flu. Although it Is difficult to tell the difference between colds and flu (especially in children), the chart on the next page may help distinguish between the two. The classic symptoms of above begin 1-4 days after contact with the virus and usually last 5-7 days, but can linger on. For most healthy people the difference between colds and flu aren't important. For the elderly, very young children, or otherwise susceptible people, the flu can be very serious. These people should always be seen by a doctor if the flu is suspected. Causes Both colds and flu are caused by viruses, and the real difference between them is simply the type of virus that causes the illness.

12. India Parenting Guide To Children's Health Part of a parenting portal, with information on childhood illnesses, diseases, medical conditions like measles. Also first aid for fever, colds, cuts, burns. http://www.indiaparenting.com/babyhealth

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14. MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia: Colds colds. Causes, incidence, and risk factors Return to top. colds arecaused by more than 200 different viruses known as rhinoviruses. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000678.htm

Skip navigation Medical Encyclopedia Other encyclopedia topics: A-Ag Ah-Ap Aq-Az B-Bk ... Z Colds Contents of this page: Illustrations Alternative names Definition Causes, incidence, and risk factors ... Prevention Illustrations Throat anatomy Antibodies Alternative names Return to top Viral upper respiratory infection; Common cold Definition Return to top A cold is a contagious viral infection of the upper respiratory tract characterized by inflammation (swelling and irritation with presence of extra immune cells) of the mucous membranes, sneezing, and sore throat. Causes, incidence, and risk factors Return to top Colds are caused by more than 200 different viruses known as rhinoviruses. They are not caused by the same viruses responsible for influenza ("the flu"). Colds spread through exposure to droplets from the coughing or sneezing of others with a cold or by hand contact with objects contaminated by someone with a cold. The incidence of colds is highest among children, and the incidence decreases with age because immunity to the virus causing the cold occurs after the illness. Gradually, immunity to a wide variety of viruses that cause colds is developed in adults. On average, children have 10 colds a year and adults have 3. Symptoms Return to top runny nose nasal congestion sneezing ... headache low-grade fever (102 F or lower) Note: symptoms usually last less than two weeks.

15. Folk Medicine At Russian Foods .com Includes suggestions for colds, constipation, toothache, insomnia, headache and breakdown as well as links to the full Russian cooking archive. http://www.russianfoods.com/russian-cooking/chapter00003/default.asp

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17. Chilling Out With Colds How Kids Catch colds Getting a cold works like space travel the virus actuallyhas docking points that stick to the inside of your nose - just like a small http://kidshealth.org/kid/ill_injure/sick/colds.html

KidsHealth Kids I Feel Sick! You wake up in a cranky mood. Your head hurts. You don't have the energy to even get out of bed. Breathing out of your nose is a challenge, and kicking a soccer goal is a fantasy. What's wrong? You have a cold! Having a cold is the number-one reason kids visit the doctor and stay home from school. Kids get up to eight colds per year with each cold lasting an average of 5 to 7 days. Read on to find out more about colds. What Is a Cold? A cold is an infection of the upper respiratory system. This just means it affects the nose , throat, and ears . A cold virus gets inside your body and makes you sick. There are over 200 viruses that cause colds. The rhinovirus (say: rye -no-vy-ris) is the most common cold virus. There is no cure for colds, and doctors don't have a vaccine (medicine that prevents you from getting certain infectious diseases) for colds because there are too many different viruses that can cause them. The human body has the best cold cure - the immune system. The immune system defends your body against illness. White blood cells are the immune system's main warriors. Think of white blood cells as tiny kickboxers kicking that cold out of your body! Take that! How Kids Catch Colds Getting a cold works like space travel - the virus actually has docking points that stick to the inside of your nose - just like a small spaceship attaching to a mother ship! The virus takes over the cells lining the nose and begins creating more viruses.

18. CNN - Study: More Friends May Mean Fewer Colds - October 2, 1997 CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9710/02/bhn.social.cold/

Study: More friends may mean fewer colds October 2, 1997 Web posted at: 6:51 p.m. EDT (2251 GMT) From Medical Correspondent Al Hinman ATLANTA (CNN) It may not be the cure for the common cold, but it could be an easy way to keep from getting one. A recent study shows the more friends you have, the less likely you are to catch a cold. That might seem to contradict conventional wisdom, which would indicate that loners, who keep to themselves, should be less likely to catch a cold because they are more isolated from germs. But researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have found that the opposite is true. "People who have more diverse networks that were married, belong to social groups, had friends and close family members were less likely to develop a cold than those who were relatively isolated," said Sheldon Cohen of Carnegie Mellon. In fact, those with few social ties are four times more likely to get colds, according to the study, which has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. "We know social diversity is associated with a more positive effect higher levels of self-esteem and feelings of control and we though these kinds of psychological states might trigger either behavioral changes in people or biological changes in people that made them less susceptible to colds," Cohen said.

19. Colds Since there are up to 200 cold viruses, most healthy children get at least six colds each year. http://home.earthlink.net/~krauthwa/Docs/Inst_For_Peds/pp_Colds.htm

Information F r o m Y o u r F a m i l y D o c t o r Colds Definition Runny or stuffy nose Usually associated with fever and sore throat Sometimes associated with a cough, hoarseness, red eyes, and swollen lymph nodes in the neck Also called an upper respiratory infection (URI) Similar Conditions Vasomotor rhinitis . Many children and adults have a profusely runny nose in the winter when they are breathing cold air. This usually clears within 15 minutes of coming indoors. It requires no treatment beyond a handkerchief and has nothing to do with infection. Chemical rhinitis . Chemical rhinitis is a dry stuffy nose from excessive and prolonged use of vasoconstrictor nose drops (more than 1 week). It will be better within a day or two of stopping the nose drops. Cause A cold or URI is a viral infection of the nose and throat. The cold viruses are spread from one person to another by hand contact, coughing, and sneezing not by cold air or drafts. Since there are up to 200 cold viruses, most healthy children get at least six colds each year. Expected Course Usually the fever lasts less than 3 days, and all nose and throat symptoms are gone by 1 week. A cough may last 2 to 3 weeks. The main things to watch for are secondary bacterial infections such as ear infections, yellow drainage from the eyes. sinus pressure or pain (often indicating a sinus infection), or difficulty breathing (often caused by pneumonia). In young infants, a blocked nose can interfere so much with the ability to suck that dehydration can occur.

20. Coping With Colds Are you sneezing, coughing, and blowing your nose until it's sore? Manyteens get between two and four colds each year. What Causes colds? http://kidshealth.org/teen/infections/bacterial_viral/colds.html

KidsHealth Teens Infections Maybe you sneezed so hard that you missed an important play during soccer practice or coughed all through rehearsal for the play. Or maybe you felt a little feverish and too sluggish to spend the day shopping with your friends. You guessed it - there's a chance you've caught a cold. If you have, you're in good company. The common cold is the most common infectious disease in the United States and is responsible for more school absences than any other illness. About 1 billion colds cause sniffling, sneezing, and stuffy heads every year. Most teens get between two and four colds a year. Read this article to find out what you can do to feel better when you catch one. What Causes Colds? Most colds are caused by invisible droplets called rhinoviruses that are in the air you breathe or on things you touch. More than 100 different rhinoviruses (whose name comes from "rhin," the Greek word for nose) can infiltrate the protective lining of the nose and throat, triggering an immune system reaction that can make your throat sore, your head ache, and can make it hard for you to breathe through your nose. No one knows for sure exactly why you may become infected with a cold at certain times. No matter what your parents say, shrugging off a jacket or sweater when it's chilly, sitting or sleeping in a draft, or going outside while your hair's wet

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