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Article: Echinacea herb no cure for common cold.
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- United Press International
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- December 17, 2002
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MADISON, Wis., Dec 16, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX)
Although the herb echinacea is often touted as a treatment for the common cold, a new study released Monday shows it provides no benefit.
In the study, which appears in the Dec. 17 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, 73 college students received echinacea on the first day they had signs of a cold and for up to nine days longer. There was no difference detected in duration or severity of the cold symptoms in these students compared with students who received only an inactive placebo, Bruce Barrett, assistant professor of family medicine at the University of Wisconsin and principal ...