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Article: How to reduce the symptoms of common cold.(Health & Fitness)(Alternative approach)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- November 19, 2001
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Byline: Patrick B. Massey, M.D.
This time of year, almost everyone gets the common cold.
Caused primarily by the rhinovirus (not to be confused with the more serious influenza, or flu), a cold generally is a mild infection that goes away without treatment. Yet, the cold is responsible for 26 million lost school days and 23 million lost work days each year.
Attempts to find a cure have been very frustrating, despite great effort.
Until a cure can be found, many of my patients want to know if there's some way to reduce the symptoms of the common cold.
The answer is yes.
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