tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602181.post5835476853301552279..comments2023-05-01T02:20:17.768-07:00Comments on Read This Because I Probably Won't Call: My Boss: Gambled and Lost. Me: Stayed Home and Won.piglethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14544714000574510171noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602181.post-57696856528233342052008-12-18T22:06:00.000-08:002008-12-18T22:06:00.000-08:00There was a Portland doctor back in the day - not ...There was a Portland doctor back in the day - not Linus Pauling - a Dr. Something Smith - who prescribed zinc for the sore throat accompanying a cold. Everybody thought he was a crackpot at the time, but maybe he was on to something.piglethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14544714000574510171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602181.post-673005792874756722008-12-18T21:41:00.000-08:002008-12-18T21:41:00.000-08:00Zinc tablets (pills, not the things you chew) I fi...Zinc tablets (pills, not the things you chew) I find have a positive effect on cold viruses, although yours sounds pretty well entrenched. Still, you might try the effect of a daily dose of 50 mg of zinc. I take 'em for at least 5 days at the first sign of a cold and my colds are noticeably less offensive. I didn't make this up, I got the advice from my allergy MD.hederahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01696592301686568456noreply@blogger.com