Zinc can reduce the length of common cold

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Zinc can reduce the length of common cold

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/zinc-reduce-length-common-cold-154135672.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.nUpw1pSDEP4WizkqdgxIg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/US-AFPRelax/shutterstock_28.d3400082331.original.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Zinc supplements have been shown to reduce the duration of the common cold by as much as half." align="left" title="Zinc supplements have been shown to reduce the duration of the common cold by as much as half." border="0" /></a>While there is still no cure for the common cold, there is one way to make sure the symptoms are over as quickly as possible. In a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), researchers concluded that zinc supplements taken at the first signs of a cold could reduce the duration of symptoms by as much as half. Regardless of how it begins, you know you're in for at least a week or two of unpleasant symptoms. But zinc supplements, taken orally within 24 hours of the first cold symptoms, could reduce the duration of the illness.</p><br clear="all"/>

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