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Physician-authored summaries on the latest research on upper respiratory infection, editorials on upper respiratory infection, and perspectives on upper respiratory infection - drawn from the top medical journals.
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Pasteurella Infections — Not Only from Animal Bites
- March 20, 2012
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- General Medicine
Sick pets may transmit upper respiratory infection.- Reviewing:
- Myers EM et al., Clin Infect Dis 2012 Mar 15; 54:e55.
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Are Antibiotics Beneficial in Children with Acute Sinusitis?
- August 14, 2009
- Daniel J. Pallin, MD, MPH
- Emergency Medicine
Amoxicillin with clavulanic acid was associated with a significantly higher cure rate than placebo in children who met this study's narrow definition of acute bacterial sinusitis.- Reviewing:
- Wald ER et al., Pediatrics 2009 Jul; 124:9.
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Why Are Antibiotics Prescribed for Uncomplicated Upper Respiratory Infection?
- October 12, 2007
- Richard D. Zane, MD, FAAEM
- Emergency Medicine
Emergency physicians are five times more likely to prescribe antibiotics when they think patients expect them, but patients are equally satisfied whether they receive antibiotics or not.- Reviewing:
- Ong S et al., Ann Emerg Med 2007 Sep; 50:213.
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SMOKING AND UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION.
- August 30, 1988
- ALS
- General Medicine
Despite general agreement that cigarette smoking produces heart disease, bronchial neoplasia, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the relation between smoking and upper respiratory-tract infections has . . .- Reviewing:
- Blake G H; Abell T D; Stanley W G., Ann Intern Med 1988 Aug 1; 109:
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Synergistic Effect of Genetic and Environmental Factors in Childhood Asthma
- March 27, 2013
- David J. Amrol, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
The genetic risk might be augmented by early childhood rhinovirus infections.- Reviewing:
- Çalışkan M et al., N Engl J Med 2013 Mar 27;:
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Telomere Length Predicts Vulnerability to the Common Cold
- March 7, 2013
- Anthony L. Komaroff, MD
- General Medicine
In young adults, shorter telomeres were associated with weaker viral immunity.- Reviewing:
- Cohen S et al., JAMA 2013 Feb 20; 309:699.
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Vitamin D Does Not Prevent Upper Respiratory Tract Infections Free
- October 4, 2012
- Thomas L. Schwenk, MD
- General Medicine
No benefit of supplementation was noted, either in incidence or severity of URTIs.
CME Exam- Reviewing:
- Murdoch DR et al., JAMA 2012 Oct 3; 308:1333. Linder JA., JAMA 2012 Oct 3; 308:1375.
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Vitamin D Does Not Prevent Colds Free
- October 3, 2012
- Physician's First Watch
Vitamin D supplements don't reduce the incidence or severity of upper respiratory tract infections, according to a JAMA study.Researchers randomized some 320 apparently healthy... -
Zinc and the Common Cold, Redux
- May 31, 2012
- Abigail Zuger, MD
- General Medicine
In the latest meta-analysis, zinc was mildly effective, but we still have little reason to endorse its use.
CME Exam- Reviewing:
- Science M et al., CMAJ 2012 May 7;:
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Say No to Adenoidectomy for Recurrent Upper Respiratory Infections
- October 19, 2011
- Peggy Sue Weintrub, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
For children referred to surgeons because of frequent URIs, adenoidectomy conferred no clinical benefit over watchful waiting.- Reviewing:
- van den Aardweg MTA et al., BMJ 2011 Sep 6; 343:d5154.
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Key Obstetric Risk Factors for Cerebral Palsy
- September 29, 2011
- Diane J. Angelini, EdD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, NEA-BChttp://womens-health.jwatch.org/misc/board_about.dtl#aAngelini
- Women's Health
Upper respiratory and gastrointestinal infections were not among the maternal infections associated with CP.- Reviewing:
- O'Callaghan ME et al., Obstet Gynecol 2011 Sep; 118:576.
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Zinc Ameliorates Cold Symptoms, Meta-Analysis Finds Free
- February 17, 2011
- Physician's First Watch
Sniffling people will likely ask about a Cochrane Library meta-analysis that finds zinc to be effective in shortening the duration of the common cold... -
Echinacea for the Common Cold
- January 25, 2011
- Jamaluddin Moloo, MD, MPH
- General Medicine
The herb provided no significant benefit.
CME Exam- Reviewing:
- Barrett B et al., Ann Intern Med 2010 Dec 21; 153:769.
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Echinacea and the Common Cold
- January 5, 2011
- Stephen G. Baum, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Echinacea treatment did not significantly change the course of illness.- Reviewing:
- Barrett B et al., Ann Intern Med 2010 Dec 21; 153:769.
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Even More Reasons to Give Probiotics?
- January 5, 2011
- Cornelius W. Van Neil, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Recent studies of probiotics in children for various conditions yield varying results. -
Echinacea Does Not Significantly Affect Cold Duration or Severity Free
- December 21, 2010
- Physician's First Watch
Echinacea does not significantly reduce cold severity or duration, although there are "trends ... in the direction of benefit," according to an NIH-supported study in... -
My Mother Was Right About VapoRub!
- November 24, 2010
- Howard Bauchner, MD
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
In a single-night study, vapor rub improved cough and congestion symptoms in children.- Reviewing:
- Paul IM et al., Pediatrics 2010 Nov 8;:
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Vapor Rub May Improve Children's Overnight Cold Symptoms Free
- November 9, 2010
- Physician's First Watch
Vapor rub may help relieve some overnight cold symptoms in children and improve their sleep, according to an industry-funded study in Pediatrics. Researchers randomized... -
Severe Viral Pneumonia in Kenyan Children
- June 9, 2010
- Robert S. Baltimore, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Respiratory syncytial virus was the most commonly detected viral pathogen.- Reviewing:
- Berkley JA et al., JAMA 2010 May 26; 303:2051.
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Upper-Airway Specimens at ICU Admission to Guide VAP Treatment?
- September 2, 2009
- Thomas Glück, MD
- Infectious Diseases
Microorganisms identified in upper-airway specimens fairly accurately predicted the pathogens underlying early-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia.- Reviewing:
- Pirracchio R et al., Crit Care Med 2009 Sep; 37:2559.
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