You feel a cold coming on, or maybe it's already upon you: the telltale cough, sore throat and stuffy head. You swing by the drugstore, where a shelf full of over-the-counter products containing the ...

The product: Quigley's Cold-Eeze zinc lozenges. The claim: Sucking these upon the onset of a cold will reduce the severity and duration of the cold. Key ingredient: Zinc gluconate glycine. Price: ...

The common cold is, well, common. Most adults experience an average of 2-3 colds yearly. When experiencing uncomfortable cold ...

We are in the midst of this coronavirus outbreak, but it's also worth pointing out that most people in the United States who are sick with a viral illness have something else. One likely suspect - the ...

Zinc is often touted as a way to fight the common cold. But while research suggests it does work, there are some caveats. Tod Cooperman, MD, president of the independent testing group ConsumerLab.com, ...

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There’s no proof that zinc lozenges, which are marketed for relieving symptoms of the common cold, work as advertised, according to a new research review. Zinc nasal gels, on the other hand, show some ...

Administration of zinc acetate lozenges to common cold patients did not shorten colds in a randomized trial published in BMJ Open. Eight controlled trials previously reported that zinc lozenges ...

Rest and hydration are still the best remedies for the common cold. A bowl of pho can't hurt either. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times) You feel a cold coming on, or maybe it’s already upon you: the ...

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Does Zinc help shorten the common cold? There's some evidence that it does, but it depends on the dose. We are in the midst of this coronavirus outbreak, but it's also worth pointing out that most ...