Natural Cold Remedies: What Works, What Doesn't

Natural Cold Remedies: What Works, What Doesn't?

 Here is an extensive article with helpful tips about Cold Remedies.  I hope this is very useful.

• Colds and the flu are caused by viruses, which means antibiotics are not effective treatments and can actually lengthen the time you are sick
• There are many different ways you can shorten the amount of time you suffer from a virus and help prevent a recurrence
• Do not use over-the-counter remedies as they often contain substances now found to suppress your ability to fight the virus and will extend the time you suffer from a cold

UW, Purdue Scientists Solve Structure of Cold Virus Linked to Childhood Asthma

t:UW, Purdue Scientists Solve Structure of Cold Virus Linked to Childhood Asthma

Great news, this study will explain a lot:


Newswise — MADISON, Wis. — The atomic structure of an elusive cold virus linked to severe asthma and respiratory infections in children has been solved by a team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Purdue University.

The findings are published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and provide the foundation for future antiviral drug and vaccine development against the virus, rhinovirus C.

“Rhinovirus C has been the ‘missing link’ in explaining illness caused by the common cold,” says Michael Rossmann, Hanley Distinguished Professor of Biological Science at Purdue and co-lead of the study with UW–Madison’s Ann Palmenberg, professor of biochemistry and with the Institute for Molecular Virology. “This is sure to spark major new efforts toward the development of vaccines and antiviral drugs, particularly for the prevention of asthma.”