Well: For Cold Virus, Zinc May Edge Out Even Chicken Soup

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 18:30 in Health & Medicine

Taken within 24 hours of the first runny nose or sore throat, zinc lozenges, tablets or syrups can cut colds short by an average of a day or more and sharply reduce the severity of symptoms, researchers have concluded.

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