Klarinet Archive - Posting 000547.txt from 1997/05

From: "Diane Karius, Ph.D." <dikarius@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Playing Clarinet w/Colds
Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 20:11:14 -0400

Martin Marks wrote:

> >I used to get several colds a year, but since I started taking large doses of
> vitamin C(3000mg daily) I only had one cold it the last 3 or 4 years.
>
I forgot about this, but there is also scientific evidence
suggesting that zinc lozenges can reduce the intensity
and duration of a cold - even if taken after the cold has already
"blossomed". This got a lot of press over the winter and the
scientific evidence is better than most such claims ever get
(I read the original paper when it came out and the science
is reasonable). Most grocery stores and pharmacies stock
some variety of the lozenge for adults now.
Diane R. Karius, Ph.D.
Department of Physiology
University of Health Sciences
2105 Independence Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64124
email: dikarius@-----.EDU