PURPOSE This study was designed to evaluate potential preventive effects of meditation or
exercise on incidence, duration, and severity of acute respiratory infection (ARI) illness. …

Background The Wisconsin Upper Respiratory Symptom Survey (WURSS) is an illness-specific
health-related quality-of-life questionnaire outcomes instrument. Objectives Research …

Background: Echinacea is widely used to treat the common cold. Objective: To assess the
potential benefits of echinacea as a treatment of common cold. Design: Randomized, …

Background Practice of meditation or exercise may enhance health to protect against acute
infectious illness. Objective To assess preventive effects of meditation and exercise on acute …

Please cite this paper as: Obasi et al. (2012) Advantage of meditation over exercise in reducing
cold and flu illness is related to improved function and quality of life. Influenza and Other …

PURPOSE We wanted to determine whether the severity and duration of illness caused by
the common cold are influenced by randomized assignment to open-label pills, compared …

Introduction Seasonal influenza imposes a significant clinical and economic burden. Despite
the availability of an annual vaccine to prevent influenza infection and reduce disease …

As community-based SARS-CoV-2 testing programs waned, alternatives for monitoring
virus activity emerged. Kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) schools provided excellent …

Objectives The role of bacteria in acute respiratory illnesses (ARI) of adults and interactions
with viral infections is incompletely understood. This study tested the hypothesis that …

We analyzed 4,352 participant- and staff-collected respiratory specimens from 2,796 subjects
in the Oregon Child Absenteeism due to Respiratory Disease Study. Trained staff collected …