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AAP Grand Rounds 19:64 (2008) Zinc Lozenges Ameliorate Cold SymptomsSource: Prasad AS, Beck FWJ, Bao B, et al. Duration and severity of symptoms and levels of plasma interleukin-1 receptor antagonist, soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor, and adhesion molecules in patients with common cold treated with zinc acetate. J Infect Dis. 2008;197(6):795–802; doi:10.1086/528803[CrossRef][Medline]
Researchers from Michigan recruited 50 adult volunteers to participate in a randomized, controlled trial of zinc acetate lozenges for treatment of the common cold. Study patients were >18 years old with cold symptoms for
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