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Can Zinc Kill the Common Cold? Doctors Skeptical

February 16, 2011
The ongoing debate over the role of zinc in combating the common cold was reinvigorated today by a report that suggests the supplement might modestly reduce cold duration and severity — or maybe even prevent it. But the report, published as a Cochrane Review, raised questions among doctors about the quality of the findings and whether people should start taking zinc for colds.
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