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Respiratory virus season is officially here in the U.S., making it a prime time to catch a cold. And because the average adult gets two or three colds a year, you could be dealing with an ...

Researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have discovered how the common cold sore virus, HSV-1, ...

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A recent Cochrane review article affirmed that finding, based on an analysis of 34 previously published studies on zinc and colds. The authors didn’t find evidence that taking zinc proactively can ...

Respiratory virus season is officially here in the U.S., making it a prime time to catch a cold. And because the average adult gets two or three colds a year, you could be dealing with an onslaught of ...

A GP has highlighted how plants and their essential oils might offer a "natural" remedy to prevent coughs and colds this ...