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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Autumn's arrival often brings an uptick in colds, but you can take steps to feel better. (Getty Images) There’s nothing that will make you yearn for the days of breathing through both of your nostrils ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new review of past studies suggests that taking zinc may cut the time adults have to suffer with a common cold, but the alternative treatment will likely come with ...

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 ...