Immunogenic yeast-Based fermentate for cold/flu-like symptoms in nonvaccinated individuals

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 213-218

  Moyad, Mark A ^a   Robinson, Larry E ^b   Zawada, Edward T ^c   Kittelsrud, Julie ^c   Chen, Ding Geng ^d   Reeves, Stuart G ^b   Weaver, Susan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Embria Health Sciences   (United States)

^c Avera Health   (United States)

^d South Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPICOR; IMMUNOSTIMULATING AGENT; PLACEBO; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE FERMENTATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMON COLD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEADACHE; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE CONGESTION; PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINORRHEA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SELF REPORT; SORE THROAT; THORAX PAIN; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WEAKNESS;

ADJUVANTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; COMMON COLD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VACCINATION; YEAST, DRIED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649155224     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2009.0310     Document Type: Article

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