Echinacea Ineffective For Cold Prevention, Treatment – NEJM Study
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Neither preemptive nor early treatment with echinacea prevents the common cold or reduces the severity of its symptoms, a study published in the July 28 New England Journal of Medicine states
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