New Brunswick Department of Health and Wellness

Name :

New Brunswick Department of Health and Wellness

Address  :

PO Box 5100

Town  :

Fredericton

State  :

New Brunswick

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

E3B 5G8

Phone  :

506 453 2536

Fax  :

506 444 4697

Web URL  :

Not Available

Email  :

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Oral zinc formulations appear to shorten the duration of adult cold symptoms but mild adverse effects are common according to a metaanalysis Based on an evaluation of 17 trials people who received zinc had a shorter duration of cold symptoms compared with patients given placebo mean difference 8722165 days 95 CI 8722250 to 8722081 Michelle Scien... Read More

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