Common cold cure?
July 26, 2016
NOT quite, but what is understood
is that Cardiff University and
University of Helsinki researchers
have been able to demonstrate
the duration of common cold
symptoms can be abbreviated from
around seven days to four, using
zinc acetate lozenges, in a study
published online in the British
Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.
Generally available in pharmacies,
the dosage of zinc needs to be
between 80mg and 92mg per day,
said lead author Dr Harri Hemila
from Helsinki who clarified that
lozenges without citric acid should
be used, citric acid preventing the
absorption of zinc.
Given that in common colds, the
virus often grows in the throat,
lozenges may work better than
swallowing pills, researchers said.
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