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• Echinacea fails to treat or prevent colds in study - Alternative ...
Being sick with a cold is nothing to sneeze at, but new research finds that taking the popular herbal remedy echinacea does nothing to treat or prevent it.
• The truth about six common cold remedies - Health - MSNBC.com
Echinacea Echinacea is one of the most widely used herbal supplements — it’s thought to prevent and help symptoms of upper respiratory tract infections, including colds and the ...
• Consumers shrug off supplement studies - Alternative medicine- msnbc ...
Earlier this month a study revealed negative results for saw palmetto to treat prostate problems; last July, ditto for echinacea and the common cold.
• St. John's wort fails to help kids with ADHD - Kids and parenting ...
The research follows other studies with disappointing results for alternative remedies such as echinacea for the common cold, saw palmetto for prostate problems and glucosamine and ...
• Fighting the flu with more than a vaccine - Nutrition Notes- msnbc.com
Herbal products made from echinacea are currently popular ways to increase one’s immunity, but they show mixed results in studies. These products seem most effective as a short ...

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