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Article: Zinc nasal gel for the treatment of common cold symptoms: A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
- Article from:
- Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
- Article date:
- October 1, 2000
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Abstract
Effective treatments for the common cold have been difficult to develop because so many different types of virus are responsible for this condition. Oral zinc has been studied as a possible means of preventing or alleviating symptoms, with mixed results. We studied a new approach to zinc therapy--an over-the-counter nasal gel formulation (Zicam)--to independently evaluate its efficacy as a treatment for the common cold. Our study was conducted at four sites over a 5-month period. The study group consisted of 213 patients with recent-onset ([less than or equal to]24 hr) cold symptoms; 108 patients received zinc therapy, and 105 received placebo. Symptom ...
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Transcript: BREAKTHROUGH TREATMENT FOR COMMON COLD ...
ABC World News This Morning;
October 1, 1997 ;
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... ... children. And for years, over- the-counter drugs, chicken soup and a handy box of tissues have been the treatment for the common cold, but now researchers have conducted the first human tests of a nasal spray which could eventually replace the old treatments ...
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