Using a saltwater rinse for gums can also help cleanse and soothe bleeding gums.One research study found that a saltwater solution with .9% to 1.8% salt helped promote healthy gums and improve ...

Rock salt helps keep our roads clear after winter storms. However, while cheap, ... If you have been reading this column for a while, you know how I feel about homemade solutions.

The study involved 407 children aged 6 and under, who were either given hypertonic saline (about 2.6% salt-water) nasal drops or standard care when they developed a cold.

A simple saltwater solution could be the surprising answer to your child s runny nose woes. A large clinical study found that using hypertonic saline nasal drops reduced the duration of cold ...

Saltwater solutions often are used by people in South Asia as nasal irrigation or gargling to treat a cold, researchers noted. Overall, about 300 of the kids caught a cold and half were given ...