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Busted: Top 5 Cold and Flu Myths
KABC
Zicam, a popular over-the-counter zinc-based cold and allergy remedy is also not effective, according to Schaffner. There is one old, widely used herbal remedy that actually does tame the flu virus -- the star anise plant. Modern medicine has made good ...

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Aug 092011
 

Fighters asked to come back
Detroit Free Press
The inventor of the cold remedy Zicam has pleaded guilty in Los Angeles to illegally distributing an unapproved herbal product that he said treated and prevented bird flu. Charles Hensley of Redondo Beach, Calif., pleaded guilty Monday in federal court ...

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Aug 082011
 

Southern California man pleads guilty in bird flu remedy case
Washington Post
By AP, LOS ANGELES — The inventor of the cold remedy Zicam has pleaded guilty in Los Angeles to illegally distributing an unapproved herbal product that he claimed treated and prevented bird flu. Charles Hensley of Redondo Beach pleaded guilty Monday ...
Local Zicam Inventor Pleads Guilty to Illegally Marketing Bird Flu DrugKTLA
Calif. man pleads guilty in bird flu remedy caseSan Francisco Chronicle

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Jul 282011
 

Belief in cold remedies helpful
Calgary Herald
In one group, people were given the herbal cold remedy Echinacea and knew they were taking it. Two other groups were given either Echinacea or a placebo, but participants did not know which they were taking. The fourth group received no pills of any ...

Jul 282011
 

Belief in cold remedies helpful
Calgary Herald
In one group, people were given the herbal cold remedy Echinacea and knew they were taking it. Two other groups were given either Echinacea or a placebo, but participants did not know which they were taking. The fourth group received no pills of any ...

Jul 182011
 

Belief in cold remedy may be enough to help
Edmonton Journal
In one group, people were given the herbal cold remedy echinacea and knew they were taking it. Two other groups were given either echinacea or a placebo, but participants did not know which they were taking. The fourth group received no pills of any ...

Jul 132011
 

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Placebo Effect Works In Cold Treatments
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In fact, researchers found this to be the case even when participants were given an inactive placebo pill in place of real treatment. For the study, researchers administered either the herbal cold remedy Echinacea or a placebo to cold sufferers. ...
Common Cold And The Placebo EffectRedOrbit
More Chicken Soup: Placebo Effect Works for Common ColdInternational Business Times
Placebo Effect Seen in Treating ColdsHealthNews

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Jul 122011
 

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Belief in cold remedies may be enough to help
Reuters
In one group, people were given the herbal cold remedy Echinacea and knew they were taking it. Two other groups were given either Echinacea or a placebo, but participants did not know which they were taking. The fourth group received no pills of any ...
Placebo Effect Works In Cold TreatmentsOzarksFirst.com
Common Cold And The Placebo EffectRedOrbit
More Chicken Soup: Placebo Effect Works for Common ColdInternational Business Times

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Jul 122011
 

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More Chicken Soup: Placebo Effect Works for Common Cold
International Business Times
In a study detailed in the Annals of Family Medicine, groups given the herbal cold remedy Echinacea recovered at the same rate as groups who were given either Echinacea or a placebo, without being told which one, or who were given nothing at all. ...
Placebo effect seen in treating coldsReuters

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Placebo effect seen in treating colds – Reuters

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Jul 122011
 

Placebo effect seen in treating colds
Reuters
In one group, people were given the herbal cold remedy Echinacea and knew they were taking it. Two other groups were given either Echinacea or a placebo, but participants did not know which they were taking. The fourth group received no pills of any ...

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