Purpose: Evidence on the efficacy and safety of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for the prevention and treatment of upper-respiratory-tract infection (URTI) in children is reviewed.

URTI without complication (acute URTI or the ‘common cold’) is most often caused by a virus. Antibiotics have no efficacy in the treatment of viral infections, but are nevertheless often prescribed ...

Unresolved viral infections are not routinely assessed in elite athletes ... Twenty two athletes (54%) presented to the clinic with a history of recurrent URTI. Fifteen of these (68%) also had ...

Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) accounts for a large proportion of acute presentations ... between individual signs and symptoms and the differentiation between viral and bacterial ...

appstate.edu Objective Limited data imply an inverse relationship between physical activity or fitness level and the rates of upper respiratory tract infection (URTI). The purpose of this study was to ...

At the first sign of a presumed viral URTI, all children were examined and randomly allocated to take medicine A or B (containing either prednisolone (5 mg) or placebo) in the first viral URTI, and ...

Considering taking supplements to treat upper respiratory tract infection urti? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of upper respiratory tract infection ...

are often precipitated by viral upper respiratory tract infections (URTI). This study was undertaken to ascertain the effect of a short course of low dose corticosteroids during URTI on relapse ...

The currently available data do not support the use of CAM for the prevention or treatment of URTI in children ... and the fact that most URTIs are viral and resolve without treatment.