What It Is

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How To Cure A Cold Naturally Theories abound about how to end a cold quickly. After all, nobody likes the annoying runny nose, nagging coughs and energy-draining effects of the common cold. But is there really a way to put a fast stop to the sniffles? Some say chicken soup does the trick, others point to the herb Echinacea and others to Zinc supplements. Sadly, there are no sc...Read more

Treatment

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Treating Colds With Vitamin D Forget C. It's vitamin D that appears to mount the strongest defense against the common cold. When investigators from the University of Colorado in Denver asked 19,000 people of all ages about their health habits and then took blood samples, they discovered that those with the lowest level of vitamin D reported 40% more respiratory problems,...Read more

Prevention

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What Is the Best Way To Cover A Cough or Sneeze Here's some news that won't be surprising to those of you out there who are germaphobic: Most people don't cover their face when they cough or sneeze, or wash their hands after blowing their nose. So say medical students who secretly watched hundreds of people cough or sneeze at a train station, a shopping mall and a hospital in New ...Read more
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