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According to the survey, echinacea, ginseng, and ginkgo are among the most commonly used supplements...

Author: By Van Le, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Study: Users Hide Herbal Drugs | 11/1/2006 | See Source »

...linger in the natural remedy aisle; it's...natural. Even this pill-averse orthopedist will take an echinacea or two if I feel a sore throat coming on. But there is no uniform governmental or academic scrutiny of these things so don't believe everything you read or hear about them - most of it is coming from the folks who are selling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Before You Pop That Pill | 8/11/2006 | See Source »

...CURE FOR THE COMMON COLD The millions of people who buy echinacea to prevent or relieve cold symptoms may be wasting their money, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine. In a test of 500 subjects, those taking the herb fared no better than those taking a placebo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Doctor's Order: Aug. 8, 2005 | 7/31/2005 | See Source »

It’s only early October and the first wave of disease has already descended on campus. Gossip Guy has ignored the advice of his physician, overdosing on a self-prescribed regimen of vitamin C, Echinacea and speed, to bring you an outbreak of lies, hacking rumors and phlegmatic innuendos...

Author: By FM Staff, | Title: Gossip Guy | 10/2/2003 | See Source »

...favorite cold remedies. Wash your hands to keep from spreading any cold germs. Even in the absence of inexpensive interferon, both ibuprofen and chlorpheniramine are pretty good at treating a cold's symptoms in those who can tolerate the drugs. The jury's still out on whether vitamin C, echinacea or zinc works, but don't forget that most marvelous of all home remedies: a good night's sleep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Come We Can't Cure The Cold? | 3/10/2003 | See Source »

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