Sneezing? Coughing? Runny nose?: Dealing with the common cold Daily Gleaner
"They helped a thimbleful bit but I just had to suffer it out."
So far her baby and her husband, Brian Trafton, have avoided catching a cold or flu virus this winter.
Brian Trafton wants to steer clear of getting a cold or the flu because when a virus hits him, he says, it packs a wallop.
"I'm miserable. I'm a baby when I get unbalanced. I get everything - runny nose, runny eyes, no energy."
Jessica Nordstrum caught a cold on New Year's Day while she was in Nova Scotia visiting her dearest. Now that she's back at school in Fredericton, this university student isn't feeling any better. So she's at an after-hours clinic looking for an antibiotic for what she believes has developed into a bronchial infection.
She isn't alone. The waiting margin is filled with people who are coughing and sneezing. While the number of H1N1 influenza virus cases has tapered off, the numeral of people who are looking for relief from cold viruses and secondary bacterial infections such as bronchitis is significant, says pharmacist Fraser Hornsby.




