Klarinet Archive - Posting 000553.txt from 1997/05

From: "David C. Blumberg" <reedman@-----.com>
Subj: Zinc Lozenges (Ad)
Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 21:57:57 -0400

You might want to try "Cold Eze" zinc lozenges. They have other added
ingredients that to me taste much more pleasant then straight Zinc
lozenges, which make me gag.

Diane Wrote:
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

David C. Blumberg
reedman@-----.com