Treatment of Naturally Acquired Common Colds with Zinc: A Structured Review | Zendy

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Treatment of Naturally Acquired Common Colds with Zinc: A Structured Review

Author(s) -

Thomas J. Caruso,

Charles G. Prober,

Jack M. Gwaltney

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/520031

Subject(s) - blinding , medicine , common cold , lozenge , placebo , anosmia , randomized controlled trial , nasal spray , zinc , intensive care medicine , nasal administration , pharmacology , alternative medicine , pathology , immunology , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , history , materials science , metallurgy , disease , archaeology

Over the past 20 years, the use of zinc as an over-the-counter alternative therapy for the common cold has vastly grown in popularity. Recent reports of potentially permanent anosmia caused by intranasal zinc therapy warrant careful analysis of the therapeutic effects of zinc.

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