MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'cold medicines'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:59:57 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4489673&cid=t_159205_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ftreating-the-common-cold%2F2011.02.17 For the last week I have had a cold. I usually get one each winter. I have two kids in school and they bring home a lot of viruses. I also work in a hospital, which tends (for some reason) to have lots of sick people. Although this year I think I caught my cold while traveling.  I’m almost over it now, but it’s certainly a miserable interlude to my normal routine. One thing we can say for certain about the common cold — it’s common. It is therefore no surprise that there are lots of cold remedies, folk remedies, pharmaceuticals, and “alternative” treatments. Finding a “cure for the common cold” has also become a journalistic cliche — reporters will jump on any chance to claim that some new research may one day lead to a cure for the common cold. Just about any re... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4489673 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:00:17 +0100 4489673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4172327&cid=t_159205_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Frgr3acT_c3k%2F It’s no secret that the Great Recession is prompting a growing number of people to abandon prescriptions at pharmacies. Yet another analysis finds that nearly 3.3 percent of all scrips were abandoned between July and September 2008, just as the economic malaise began spiraling downward, according to a study in The Annals of Internal Medicine (see the abstract and a summary). Not surprisingly, the abandonment rate has since climbed. In the first six months of this year, it nearly hit 10 percent of all new scrips for brand-name meds, according to Wolters Kluwer (look here). Nonetheless, by sifting through prescriptions bottled for insured customers of CVS Caremark, which runs a pharmacy benefits manager and a national pharmacy and funded the study, the researchers detected the types of... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4172327 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:56:44 +0100 4172327 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2989389&cid=t_159205_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fto-us-fda-anti-psychotics-need.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2989389 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:37:00 +0100 2989389 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1730753&cid=t_159205_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Ffda-safety-and-efficacy-of-childrens.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1730753 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:02:00 +0100 1730753 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1300623&cid=t_159205_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F250949207%2F A California mother filed what appears to be the first proposed class action lawsuit since the drugmaker recalled its Triaminic cough and cold medicines over fears that children may suffer overdoses. The lawsuit, which was filed earlier this week in federal court in Los Angeles, says several studies have shown deaths and serious injuries linked to over-the-counter remedies, Reuters reports. As a result, Novartis “either knew…or reasonably should have known that their cough and cold products were ineffective and dangerous when used by children under the age of six,” the lawsuit states, according to Reuters. A Novartis spokeswoman had no comment, but did say this is the first to bring claims involving the children’s meds. The lawsuit was brought by Kelly Carter, who l... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1300623 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:33:26 +0100 1300623 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1067903&cid=t_159205_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F194589915%2F There is limited evidence that new formulations of over-the-counter cold medications actually relieve nasal congestion, according to FDA medical reviewers. Studies of phenylephrine, an ingredient recently added to many widely used nasal decongestants, are small, poorly designed and decades-old, agency staffers wrote in advance of a Dec. 14 meeting. (This is the briefing document). Manufacturers, including Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble and Wyeth, switched to phenylephrine after Congress enacted a law in 2006 that pseudoephedrine products be kept locked behind the counter and sold on request at pharmacies, the Associated Press reminds us, adding that the law is aimed at prohibiting the illegal processing of drug-store cold meds into the highly addictive stimulant methamphetam... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1067903 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:44:46 +0100 1067903