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Published January 15, 2011, 12:00 AM

HEALTH MATTERS: Your health questions answered

Q. I’ve had a bad bout with a cold. Would Echinacea help my cold? A. The common cold is an extremely common ailment, as we all know. It has been estimated that cold symptoms prompt about 20 million of us to visit a physician every year and some 40 million sick days. So any treatment that might prevent or lessen the severity of the common cold would be good news, indeed

By: Dr. Joshua Wynne , Grand Forks Herald

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