5 Medicinal Routes That Can Help the Common Cold

 

The common cold is a type of viral infection that primarily affects your throat and nose. It can cause sneezing, congestion and runny noise. While most people recover from the cold fairly quickly, the symptoms can be a nuisance. The good news is that you can use the following medicinal remedies to alleviate the symptoms.

 

Take Supplements

 

There are no supplements that can prevent you from developing the common cold. However, there are a few supplements that have been shown to reduce the duration of a cold and the symptoms. When zinc is taken within 24 hours of one developing cold symptoms, it can shorten the duration.

 

Vitamin C is considered a preventative supplement. If you take it regularly for several weeks before catching a cold, it can help you recover more quickly.

 

Take Expectorants

 

The stuffiness is one of the most annoying symptoms that you may experience when you have a cold. Expectorants are medications that can reduce stuffiness. These medications can encourage the body to loosen the mucus. Mucinex is an example of an expectorant.

 

 

Take Antihistamines

 

Antihistamines are medications that are often recommended to people who suffer from allergies. However, they can help alleviate cold symptoms. They can get rid of the runny nose and sneezing.

 

Take Decongestants

 

Decongestants can get rid of the stuff nose. Examples of decongestants include Sudafed and Contact Cold 12. It is important to note that decongestants may interact with medication that you are already taking. That is why it is a good idea for you to consult with a physician before you take any over-the-counter decongestants if you are currently on prescription medication.

 

Use a Candle

 

A quick way to help yourself feel better when you have a cold is to use a candle. The scent from the candle can help you open your airways and alleviate congestion. Peppermint and eucalyptus are two examples of the types of candles that you can use.

 

Other Ways to Manage Cold Symptoms

 

In addition to taking medication and supplements, there are a few other things that you can do to get relief. It is important for you to spend a few days resting. When you rest, you let your body focus on fighting off the cold virus. The extra rest also allows your immune system to function optimally.

 

You should also keep yourself hydrated. You tend to become dehydrated more easily when your body is fighting off of an illness. Staying hydrated also tends to loosen the mucus inside of your body. Water is the best thing that you can drink if you are trying to stay hydrated. You can also drink clear broth and juice. Do not drink sodas or caffeinated beverages.

 

Honey has both antiviral and antibacterial properties. That is why it is a good idea to add honey to your tea. However, it is important to note that children who are under the age of one should not be given any honey. Additionally, you can use a humidifier in order to increase the amount of moisture in the air. This can reduce congestion.

 

 

Written by Taylor McKnight, Author for White Fox Candles

 

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Review of alert and action level setting for microbiological cleanroom data

 

Scientific data is concerned with measuring and hence data, whether that is qualitative or quantitative. In pharmaceutical microbiology, this could be a number of cells or colony forming units, a series of growth or no growth results; and incidences of microorganisms. Gathering such data allows for trending and enables control to be achieved.

 

With microbial numbers, it is a regulatory expectation that alert and action levels be set. Alert and action levels are not specifications - they are ‘snap-shot’ indicators of potential adverse or upward trends, or out-of-control situations. Alert and action levels are used to detect shifts from the norm and to indicate if an individual result or process is potentially out-of-control. Therefore, what is important is the data pattern.

 

The standard approach is to set alert and action levels based on a set of historical data. Understanding past data enables for a more accurate assessment of current data in relation to the performance of a sample, system or environment. Furthermore, the use of this information ensures that the levels applied relate in some form to past data rather than being based on an arbitrary figure. Setting alert and action levels is hampered by data sets being distributed unusually, with the data containing many zeros (and so skewed to the left when a histogram is produced). This type of quality attribute is typically called a zero-inflated variable. Furthermore, there will often be occasional high values leading to a relatively high dispersal. The data is not always predictable and will contain a relatively high level of variability. One way to overcome this is through the use of the percentile cut-off approach.

 

Sandle, T. (2023) Review of alert and action level setting for microbiological cleanroom data, RSSL Life Science Insights, at: https://www.rssl.com/insights/life-science-pharmaceuticals/review-of-alert-and-action-level-setting-for-microbiological-cleanroom-data/

 

Posted by Dr. Tim Sandle, Pharmaceutical Microbiology Resources (http://www.pharmamicroresources.com/)

Role of the future: Monitoraggio microbiologico ed Annex 1

 

Monitoraggio microbiologico ed Annex 1. Intervista a Tim Sandle

 

In the new Annex 1, microbiological contamination from materials entering the cleanroom is provided with a far greater emphasis. This has been identified as one of the major routes of contamination for items coming into the facility. The optimal means of transfer is via a double-ended autoclave and using moist heat. Where this is not possible, of where single-use sterile items are required, then a disinfection process is required. This can be automated (as with a decontamination chamber using a vapour like hydrogen peroxide or chlorine dioxide) or a manual process using a transfer hatch equipped with a localised HEPA filter air supply.

 

AM Instruments incontra Tim Sandle sui principali temi del nuovo Annex 1: processi di sterilizzazione, monitoraggio microbiologico, trasferimento dei materiali, isotecnia e contenimento, cleaning e disifezione e, per concludere, la disinfezione delle mani.

 

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Posted by Dr. Tim Sandle, Pharmaceutical Microbiology Resources (http://www.pharmamicroresources.com/)