Posted on 01/21/2008 3:13:51 PM PST by ECM
Chicago - For parents worried about how to treat children's colds now that some medicines have been called into question, the answer may be a dose of salt water.
A nasal spray made from Atlantic Ocean seawater eased wintertime cold symptoms faster and slowed cough and cold symptoms from returning among children ages 6 to 10, researchers in Europe reported on Monday.
It may be that the salt water has a simple mechanical effect of clearing mucus, or it could be that trace elements in the water play some more significant role, though the exact reason why such a solution works is not known, said Dr Ivo Slapak and colleagues at the Teaching Hospital of Brno in the Czech Republic.
The study, published in the January issue of the Archives of Otolaryngology, was paid for by Goemar Laboratoires La Madeleine, Saint-Malo, France, which makes Physiomer, the seawater nasal spray used in the investigation.
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Better take this one with a grain of, uh, forget it.
A teaspoon of sugar helps the salt go down.....
The researchers exhibit a lot of brinepower.
Do they happen to mention that you can get the same stuff for a lot less by buying generic from Wal*Mart? I can usually find it for under a dollar.
Or is their version of salt water somehow special?
Hint: it isn’t, but I’d love to hear how they think it is.
Also: Thanks for posting this. I swear by salt water.
Gargling with salt water is good for a sore throat and flushing out your sinuses will keep you from getting a sinus infection. I always do that when I catch a cold otherwise I would end up with a sinus infection every time.
Excellent advice and you explained it perfectly.
typo ever=never
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