February 18, 20008
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U.S. consumers have been abandoning echinacea in recent years.
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HOMEOPATHIC remedies, such as oscillococcinum, contain extremely dilute amounts of natural substances that, in large doses, cause the same symptoms in need of a cure.
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LAST year, Health Canada, the Canadian equivalent of the Food and Drug Administration, granted COLD-fX license to make a specific scientific claim -- something the patented American ginseng extract can’t do in the U.S.
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IF cold symptoms alone don’t make one’s head spin, the sheer number of zinc options on the market -- lozenges, swabs, sprays and tablets containing various salts of the mineral -- surely will.
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CATCHY packaging and celebrity endorsements have done much to make Airborne a hot seller among consumers eager to keep colds and flu at bay.
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COUNTLESS immune boosters fly off the shelves year-round, particularly in cold and flu season.
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Get double the payoff by combining two exercises into one super-effective move -- tightening your buttocks and thighs while strengthening your core muscles.
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With friends and family in the land of Omaha steaks, it’s hard to explain that you’re no longer a carnivore.
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Germs may actually help our bodies fight tumors -- which means an infection-free lifestyle comes at a price
