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Tuesday, January 30, 2007

For more information about the common cold:

· American Academy of Family Physicians, http://familydoctor.org/073.xml. Offers tips on telling a cold from flu, and when to call a doctor.

· American Lung Association, http://www.lungusa.org/site/pp.asp?c=dvLUK9O0E&b=35873. Offers tips on preventing a cold and dispels some common cold and flu myths.

· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/community/know-and-do.htm. Warns against taking antibiotics for colds.

· Food and Drug Administration, http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/clds&flu.html (in Spanish: http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/scldsflu.html). Includes medication tips.

· National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/healthscience/healthtopics/colds (in Spanish: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/espanol/cold.htm). Includes information on transmission, cold chronology, research.

· National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, http://nccam.nih.gov/research/results/echinacea_rr.htm. Reviews research on alternative remedies.

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