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Common ways to fight the common cold
These three remedies may reduce symptom duration and severity.
While there's no cure for the common cold, everyone seems to have a surefire remedy they embrace.
Some of the popular ones are sucking on zinc lozenges, boosting your vitamin C intake, and even slurping up steaming bowls of old-fashioned chicken soup.
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