Popping a couple zinc supplements at the start of cold could save about two days of sniffling, at least for adults, finds a new review.
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African Study Shows Zinc Saves Lives
Pneumonia is the most common cause of death among children under 5, but a new study finds that there may be a cheap and easy way to increase kids’ survival: zinc.
Study: Could Diet Help Prevent Vision Loss?
Here’s another reason to get your daily recommended allowances of vitamins and minerals: to lower the odds of vision loss in midlife.
Zinc Won’t Cure Colds, but It Could Make Them Less Miserable
It’s hard to separate hype from health these days, especially when it comes to treating the common cold. Without an effective, proven medical treatment to control sneezes and sniffles, all sorts of remedies — some more valid …
Glaxo to make zinc-free denture cream
In light of recent stories of zinc-poisoning among users of several denture creams, and a subsequent wave of lawsuits, pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, the producer of Poligrip products, announced that it will remove zinc from its denture creams, the Associated Press reports. In the meantime, Glaxo issued a press release emphasizing
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A potential danger in denture cream?
According to a report from a Fort Worth, Texas newspaper, a previously healthy 26-year-old woman may now be permanently handicapped because long-term exposure to zinc in denture cream eroded her health. At age 26, Elizabeth Gilley, was rushed to the hospital after her unexpected symptoms—numbness in her feet and legs, labored
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