What is stopping science in the pursuit of a cure for the common cold?
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One problem is that symptoms of the "common cold" can be caused by a number of different viruses, each of which would respond differently to antiviral drugs. It's like trying to treat someone for chicken pox, the flu and hepatitis all at the same time.
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there is no remedy for colds
497991
Only rest and patience seems to help. Despite some doctors will provide antibiotics, it doesn't always help since the common cold is usually a virus. Drink a lot of water to keep from getting dehydrated and it help flush your body. Good Luck.
27756
Nothing - there is no universal cure all.  There are laws which govern the selling of items based on unsubstantiated quasi-medical claims.\n\nWise up.
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There in no cure for a cold…because the main reason for a cold to happen is because your immunological system has a lower number of white blood cells destined to protect you from air born bacteria that cause cold. For example: you exercise, a great amount of white blood cells are destined to repair the damage caused by it, so theirs a hi risk to get a cold after you exercise. \nThe only thing you can do is take good care of your self and when you do have cold, wait for it to go away.
114055
I would fund stem cell research. When we get the cure to all these disceases, if someone doesn't approve of the research, then they don't have to use them.
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No it cannot be stopped.....at all. First of all it is a naturally occurring process and humans have actually just accelerated the process. Now as the polar caps melt they release natural carbons into the atmosphere which at the current rate is actually more substantial than all of the carbons mankind release every day and since we cannot stop the ice from melting there is no way to stop the current trend even if we reverted back to the 1800's.
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There is no cure to the common cold, but Vitamin C (oranges, grapefruit, etc.) helps a lot and you should drink a lot of fluids and rest.
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Sorry to say but you cannot cure a cold.  It is a virus and there are almost no viruses that can be killed by medication.  Bacteria can be killed, but not a virus.  So, just make the symptoms as bearable as possible and wait.  It will be over in a few days.
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Start taking Zinc.  Clinically proven to help prevent and shorten colds.
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Curing AIDS would be more difficult than curing the common cold. Viruses are harder to eliminate than bacteria, of course, but what makes HIV and colds difficult is that the virus is constantly mutating within the host itself that it would take so much time and effort just trying to cure one person and one strain within that person, but the results may not work for another individual.\n\nPREVENTATIVE measures are most important. If you want to help the HIV/AIDS epidemic, go into public health and work for the World Health Organization (WHO) especially in low-education areas.
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She's right about the milk. It does thicken secretions and make it harder to get rid of them and the cold virus that's causing the problem.  Chocolate, unless it's in combination with milk, has no effect one way or another.  (Chicken soup with plenty of onion and pepper will actively help. That's one of those old wives' tales that's been medically substantiated.)  Hope you feel better soon.
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Rest and plenty of fluids.  There is no cure for the common cold, yet, despite the many claims...\n\nChicken soup not so hot?\nIf people believed all the old wives' tales about catching and preventing colds and flu, they would stock their cupboards with chicken soup all winter and never step out into the cold. But the myths often have no place in scientific reality, so if you wonder whether you should starve a cold and feed a fever (or if you've got it the wrong way around), try this quiz (originally written by the American Lung Association).\n\nMyth: Spending time outside in cold weather can cause a cold or flu.\n\nFact: Exposure to cold weather does not bring on a cold or flu. It can, however, cause pneumonia, which can come about when someone already has the flu. This is the most serious complication of the flu and is more likely to occur in the elderly and people whose immune systems have been weakened by other medical conditions.\n\nMyth: It is possible to catch the flu from a flu shot.\n\nFact: The flu vaccine is made from an inactive virus, so it is impossible to get the flu from it. Some people may be sore where the vaccine is injected and may feel unwell for a couple of days with fever and muscle aches. Anyone who is acutely ill with fever or is allergic to egg or another component of the vaccine should not get the flu shot.\n\nMyth: An upset stomach is a symptom of the flu.\n\nFact: Stomach distress is rarely a symptom of the flu. Other viruses, bacteria and food poisoning are more common causes of nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea.\n\nMyth: Large doses of vitamin C can prevent colds and cure them quickly.\n\nFact: This is not proven, although consuming the daily requirement of vitamin C is good for overall health.\n\nMyth: Herbal treatments such as echinacea and zinc will cure a cold quickly.\n\nFact: To date, there is no conclusive scientific evidence that either can cure or prevent a cold. The best way to avoid a cold is to avoid close contact with others who have it, wash hands frequently and avoid eye and nose rubbing.\n\nMyth: A bowl of chicken soup and hot toddies can help cure a cold.\n\nFact: Chicken soup has no power to cure a cold. However, hot liquids can soothe a scratchy throat or a cough. Hot toddies should also be avoided during a cold. Alcoholic beverages can increase the body's chance of dehydration, and therefore make symptoms worse.\n\nMyth: It is best to starve a cold and feed a fever.\n\nFact: Neither of these is a good remedy. When fighting a cold or fever, the body needs
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The only thing available for it right now is surgery.\nMaybe other experimental treatments are on the way.
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Absolutely. First of all, "common era"? Who's "common" are they talking about?\nThis is the latest example of the POLITICS of science running away from religion.  If they can't "prove it" then it must be "mythology" as they seem to be recently fond of pigeonholing it.\nWhen I was a kid I wanted to be a "scientist" (whatever that meant). Science has become so involved in politics (because of the chase of the almighty federal grant dollar, and the desire to shed all religion-based moral restrictions in order to take shortcuts in research), that it now finds itself in opposition to the entire concept of religion and faith as moral guides.
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No, because the person who finds the cure first will be richest.  It is competitive like everything else.  \n\nIf what you said was true, then in socialist countries where the researchers can't get rich, they would be finding cures for everything, because money wouldn't be a consideration.
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Of course not, it would turn all those unproductive hours of missed work or working below capacity into fully productive hours. All the money and brain power know used to make cold medicines would go to making something else, like a cure for cancer, etc.