OHIO : Zinc Tablets Found to Combat Colds
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Ohio researchers found that taking an over-the-counter zinc lozenge sharply reduced the length of a nasty cold in a study of 100 people. “I was flabbergasted,” said Dr. Michael Macknin, chairman of general pediatrics at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. “I got goose bumps when we broke the code.” The researchers found that symptoms disappeared in 4.4 days in people taking zinc gluconate lozenges, compared to 7.6 days in those taking placebos.
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