Rest and hydration are still the best remedies for the common cold. A bowl of pho can't hurt either. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times) You feel a cold coming on, or maybe it’s already upon you: the ...

There’s no proven cure for a cold, but many people have remedies they swear by when they’re feeling under the weather. (Chicken soup or citrus fruit, anyone?) One common strategy is taking tablets or ...

Medically reviewed by Erika Prouty, PharmD Zinc is an essential mineral that supports immune function, promotes wound healing ...

The question: Can zinc cure a cold? The science: Everyone loves a good cold remedy — vitamins, homemade concoctions, nasal irrigation systems. And zinc, a mineral, is a popular one, sold over the ...

Zinc is a mineral found in food and taken as a supplement. It can help with cold symptoms and diarrhea. Zinc is available in a variety of products, including oral (by mouth) and topical (applied to ...

Here's some good news for those of you who get hit with the common cold from time to time: Zinc may help to reduce your risk of getting a cold - and its duration and severity if you do get one. A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Zinc actually plays an important role in immune function, and it pops up a lot in lozenge form as a way to purportedly shorten ...

Zinc supplements might help shorten cold symptoms but are not likely to prevent them, a new analysis suggests. Existing studies on zinc’s effectiveness are somewhat inconclusive due to different ...

Every cold and flu season, folks are flooded with ads for zinc lozenges, sprays and syrups that promise to shorten their sniffles. Zinc might indeed reduce the duration of common cold symptoms by ...

Q. I lost a lot of my sense of smell after using Zicam zinc gel for a cold many years ago. It seemed to work great, but then I realized my ability to smell had become dampened. I used to smell a dry ...

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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 ...