Klarinet Archive - Posting 000556.txt from 1997/05

From: kathi@-----.com (Kathi Atkins)
Subj: Zinc Lozenges (Ad)
Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 22:55:55 -0400

Zinc lozenges can cutt the time of a cold in half! That is great for someone
like me because hate playing with a cold. When I'm sick my clarinet sounds
congested too. I definitely like to use zinc lozenges.
kathi

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