User:Sumreensajjad/Cold medicine

Alternative medicine[edit]
A small study found honey may be a minimally effective cough treatment due to "well-established antioxidant and antimicrobial effects" and a tendency to soothe irritated tissue. A Cochrane review found there was weak evidence to recommend for or against the use of honey in children as a cough remedy. In light of these findings, the Cochrane study they found honey was better than no treatment, placebo, or diphenhydramine but not better than dextromethorphan for relieving cough symptoms. Honey's use as a cough treatment has been linked on several occasions to infantile botulism and accordingly should not be used in children less than one year old.

Many alternative treatments are used to treat the common cold, though data on effectiveness is generally limited. A 2007 review states that, "alternative therapies (i.e., Echinacea, vitamin C, and zinc) are not recommended for treating common cold symptoms; however,...Vitamin C prophylaxis may modestly reduce the duration and severity of the common cold in the general population and may reduce the incidence of the illness in persons exposed to physical and environmental stresses." A 2014 review also found insufficient evidence for echinacea, where no clinical relevance was proven to provide benefit for treating the common cold, despite a weak benefit for positive trends. Similarly, A 2014 systematic review showed that garlic may prevent occurrences of the common cold but there was insufficient evidence of garlic in treating the common cold and studies reported adverse effects of a rash and odour. Therefore more research need to be done to prove that the benefits out weight the harms.

A 2009 review found that the evidence supporting the effectiveness of zinc is mixed with respect to cough, and a 2011 Cochrane review concluded that zinc "administered within 24 hours of onset of symptoms reduces the duration and severity of the common cold in healthy people". A 2003 review concluded: "Clinical trial data support the value of zinc in reducing the duration and severity of symptoms of the common cold when administered within 24 hours of the onset of common cold symptoms." Zinc gel in the nose may lead to long-term or permanent loss of smell. The FDA therefore discourages its use.


 * Article title: Cold Medicine
 * Article Evaluation: This article is very small and easy to read. The lead talks about various options for medicine, however it uses scientific language which may be harder for a reader to grasp in the lead. Therefore a quick explanation rather than siting to a sub page may be more reader friendly. Also the content is well paid out, however a comparison chart could be used for the medicinal options. As well it is missing information of how garlic doesn't show significant data regarding improvement or resolution in cold. As well the adverse effects of using Echinacea to treat cold, as it is not recommended for cold symptomatic relief. The article also lacks pictures as well. Including pictures of product or packaging can be helpful for patients who might like an over the counter option as they can see it before hand. The viewpoints are strictly based on scientific data and are do not persuade the reader in a specific direction. The sources also reflect the topic, however more supporting data that is up to date can be added for product that are not recommended. Recent studied will add reliability to the article. Overall, with small improvement and organization of the information the writing can be more a balanced and well-developed. Needs some work
 * Sources
 * https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31478634/.   tx for CC
 * https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25386977/.  garlic
 * https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24554461/.  Echinacea
 * Sources
 * https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31478634/.   tx for CC
 * https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25386977/.  garlic
 * https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24554461/.  Echinacea