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HEALTH
Cold Comfort Indeed
By Mary Carmichael
All the flu going around in the past few months has eclipsed that usual winter complaint: the common cold. But sniffles and coughing have one problem the flu doesn't. While antivirals can quell multiple flu symptoms in days, the common cold has no cure--only a host of sprays and syrups promising to temporarily soothe its many individual symptoms. Now, as alternative medicine has started earning acceptance (though somewhat grudgingly) in modern medical circles, scientists are starting to look closely at the dozens of alternative cold remedies on drugstore shelves. Should you spend your money on any ...