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#141 The Common Cold
December 4, 2011 · 3 Comments
This week we’re discussing the viral menace that makes our lives miserable, and has stymied attempts at a cure from the earliest days of medicine. Pharmacist Scott Gavura returns to the show, to tell us how colds infect us, what causes their symptoms, and why we just can’t seem to keep them from coming back. Find out how – or if – your favorite folk remedy works.
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Check out our Guide To Science Based Holiday Giving, for links to the organizations mentioned at the end of the show.
Here are links to the research tools that Scott mentioned:
Free Resources:
Tim Farley’s Skeptical Search
Netting the Evidence
MedlinePlus
Paid Resources:
UpToDate
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database
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One does work but not fool proof. Simple apple cider vinegar honey n pure water equal amt s 3 times a day and your resistance is higher. But not cure. Just better.
by Edward haynes · on December 12, 2011 at 9:09 am
[...] was recently the guest of Desiree Schell on Skeptically Speaking, where we spent an hour discussing the prevention and treatment of the common cold. You can listen to the podcast, and I’ve compiled a long list of related links and references [...]
by Science-Based Medicine » Podcast Interlude · on January 19, 2012 at 3:57 am
“Simple apple cider vinegar honey n pure water equal amt s 3 times a day and your resistance is higher”
And your evidence for this is…? Resistance to what? If you already have a cold it’s too late to have “resistance” to it.
by Michelle · on April 7, 2012 at 5:56 pm