標題: Wash your hands to stave off the common cold [打印本頁] 作者: tiffiant 時間: 2010-10-18 23:52 標題: Wash your hands to stave off the common cold
Wash your hands to stave off the common cold
Get the flu shot as of today
Treena Wood/Amanda Wawryk Oct 18, 2010 08:28:02 AM
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - You can get a flu shot starting today, but there's no shot yet for the pesky common cold. News1130 spoke to Vancouver Coastal Health about the effectiveness of all those cold remedies on the market.
The verdict: from Vitamin A to Zinc, you may as well wipe your nose with the money you spend according to Dr. Patty Daly.
She says the best preventative is still as close as a bar of soap. "After going to the washroom, before you eat anything - even a snack in the office - if you wash your hands, then any viruses you've been in contact with, you're going to get rid of those and you're less likely to get sick."
If you do get sick, get lots of rest and take a pain reliever like Tylenol for your symptoms. And while mom's chicken soup isn't a cure, it can't hurt either.
