Association between viral seasonality and meteorological factors

RHM Price, C Graham, S Ramalingam - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Numerous viruses can cause upper respiratory tract infections. They often precede serious
lower respiratory tract infections. Each virus has a seasonal pattern, with peaks in activity in …

Perception of empathy in the therapeutic encounter: effects on the common cold

D Rakel, B Barrett, Z Zhang, T Hoeft… - Patient education and …, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of patient–practitioner interaction on the severity and
duration of the common cold. METHODS: We conducted a randomized controlled trial of 719 …

[HTML][HTML] Elderberry supplementation reduces cold duration and symptoms in air-travellers: A randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial

E Tiralongo, SS Wee, RA Lea - Nutrients, 2016 - mdpi.com
Intercontinental air travel can be stressful, especially for respiratory health. Elderberries
have been used traditionally, and in some observational and clinical studies, as supportive …

The interspeech 2017 computational paralinguistics challenge: Addressee, cold & snoring

B Schuller, S Steidl, A Batliner, E Bergelson… - Computational …, 2017 - pure.mpg.de
Abstract The INTERSPEECH 2017 Computational Paralinguistics Challenge addresses
three different problems for the first time in research competition under well-defined …

Effect of vitamin D3 supplementation on upper respiratory tract infections in healthy adults: the VIDARIS randomized controlled trial

DR Murdoch, S Slow, ST Chambers, LC Jennings… - Jama, 2012 - jamanetwork.com
Context Observational studies have reported an inverse association between serum 25-
hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) levels and incidence of upper respiratory tract infections …

The effect of Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on exercise-induced muscle damage

Y Kyriakidou, C Wood, C Ferrier, A Dolci… - Journal of the International …, 2021 - Springer
Background Exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD) results in transient muscle
inflammation, strength loss, muscle soreness and may cause subsequent exercise …

Meditation or exercise for preventing acute respiratory infection: a randomized controlled trial

B Barrett, MS Hayney, D Muller, D Rakel… - The Annals of Family …, 2012 - Annals Family Med
PURPOSE This study was designed to evaluate potential preventive effects of meditation or
exercise on incidence, duration, and severity of acute respiratory infection (ARI) illness …

A pilot, open labelled, randomised controlled trial of hypertonic saline nasal irrigation and gargling for the common cold

S Ramalingam, C Graham, J Dove, L Morrice… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
There are no antivirals to treat viral upper respiratory tract infection (URTI). Since numerous
viruses cause URTI, antiviral therapy is impractical. As we have evidence of chloride-ion …

Neural dysfunction following respiratory viral infection as a cause of chronic cough hypersensitivity

BJ Undem, E Zaccone, L McGarvey… - Pulmonary pharmacology …, 2015 - Elsevier
Respiratory viral infections are a common cause of acute coughing, an irritating symptom for
the patient and an important mechanism of transmission for the virus. Although poorly …

Probiotics reduce self-reported symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection in overweight and obese adults: should we be considering probiotics during viral …

BH Mullish, JR Marchesi, JAK McDonald, DA Pass… - Gut …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Gut microbiome manipulation to alter the gut-lung axis may potentially protect humans
against respiratory infections, and clinical trials of probiotics show promise in this regard in …