Corinne Purtill | Los Angeles Times (TNS) You feel a cold coming on, or maybe it’s already upon you: the telltale cough, sore throat and stuffy head. You swing by the drugstore, where a shelf full of over-the-counter products containing the mineral zinc claim to be able to shorten the duration of your symptoms. The promise of relief is tempting.

NEXT
Topics:  corinne purtill los angeles   tns   daryl nault   maryland university    we   cleveland clinic foundation   scientists   total u.s   cold-eeze   hannah esper   nutrition business   journal   based   u.k   drawing   susan wieland   maryland school   complementary medicine   field   related articles   paid   what s   justice department   broward county   forget    the   dr jason yee   cedars sinai medical center   physicians    it   dr samia faiz   uc riverside   dr pritish tosh   mayo clinic   buying    having   scott wilson   tribune content agency   llc    a   los angeles   times   university   health   cochrane   us    wieland    i   shorten   hard   zinc products   studies   symptoms   common   evidence   feel   research   lozenges   aren   over-the-counter   people   study   average   difficult   mineral   review   supplements   subjects   days   alleviate   duration   consistent   good   sales   nasal   effect   published   hours   sick   assistant   professor   consumers   serving   patient   author   pandemic   patients   type   dosage   plenty   researcher   dosages   
BING NEWS:
  • Does zinc really help with a cold?
    For those who pop lozenges or inhale nasal sprays once a cold has come on, the available research together indicates that the products may reduce the duration of symptoms by up to two days, said study ...
    05/22/2024 - 4:00 pm | View Link
  • New Research Reveals That Zinc May Shorten Cold Duration by Two Days – But Is It Worth the Side-Effects?
    A recent Cochrane review has discovered that zinc supplementation can reduce the duration of common cold symptoms by approximately two days. Zinc supplementation could shorten the duration of common ...
    05/21/2024 - 5:22 pm | View Link
  • Do zinc products really help shorten a cold? It's hard to say
    The age of zinc cold products dawned in 1996 ... But the idea of an over-the-counter way to shorten the misery of a common cold has proved wildly popular. Based in the U.K., Cochrane uses rigorous ...
    05/12/2024 - 11:51 pm | View Link
  • Do zinc products really help shorten a cold? It’s hard to say
    But the idea of an over-the-counter way to shorten the misery of a common cold has proved wildly popular. Total U.S. sales of zinc products, such as Zicam and Cold-Eeze, were $340 million in 2023 ...
    05/9/2024 - 12:59 pm | View Link
  • Do zinc products really help shorten a cold? It's hard to say
    You feel a cold coming on ... where a shelf full of over-the-counter products containing the mineral zinc claim to be able to shorten the duration of your symptoms. The promise of relief is ...
    05/9/2024 - 12:59 pm | View Link
  • More

 

NEXT
Welcome to Wopular!

Welcome to Wopular

Wopular is an online newspaper rack, giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.

Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular, MWB, RottenTomatoes

Subscribe to Wopular's RSS Fan Wopular on Facebook Follow Wopular on Twitter Follow Wopular on Google Plus

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

Movies With Butter More Movie News

More U.s. News