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NEWS ABOUT: cold cure

cold cure stories: 2 news summaries

Economy, Science Take Toll on Cold Remedies 

Use of supplements continues steady fall

Dec 29, 08 2:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Americans looking to save money are increasingly doing without alternative therapies for colds, MSNBC reports. The popularity of supplements like zinc, echinacea, and Vitamin C have waned in recent years, in part due to studies that have questioned their effectiveness. The percentage of Americans using them fell from 9.5%... More »

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FTC • alternative medicine • cough medicine • cold • cold cure • coughing • dietary supplement

Of Mice and Men, and a Cure for Colds

Researchers find a
way to infect rodents with rhinoviruses

Feb 4, 08 9:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Scientists have managed to give a mouse a cold. May not sound like a huge deal, but it is: One reason a cure for the common cold has been so elusive is that until now, only primates have been infected with rhinoviruses, which cause them. Now a team at Imperial... More »

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mice • common cold • rhinovirus • cold cure • Imperial College London

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