Honey Beats Traditional Treatment for Respiratory Infections

When you want to calm a persistent cough from a cold, reach for a bottle of honey; it beats other treatments. But you don't want just any bottle. Here's how to choose.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• A review of 14 studies showed honey to be superior to the usual treatment of cold symptoms in adults

• It was as effective as cough medicine in children when compared to two common over-the-counter medications — dextromethorphan and diphenhydramine

• Most upper respiratory tract infections are caused by viruses that do not respond to antibiot…