February 18, 20008

U.S. consumers have been abandoning echinacea in recent years.

HOMEOPATHIC remedies, such as oscillococcinum, contain extremely dilute amounts of natural substances that, in large doses, cause the same symptoms in need of a cure.

LAST year, Health Canada, the Canadian equivalent of the Food and Drug Administration, granted COLD-fX license to make a specific scientific claim -- something the patented American ginseng extract can’t do in the U.S.

IF cold symptoms alone don’t make one’s head spin, the sheer number of zinc options on the market -- lozenges, swabs, sprays and tablets containing various salts of the mineral -- surely will.

CATCHY packaging and celebrity endorsements have done much to make Airborne a hot seller among consumers eager to keep colds and flu at bay.

COUNTLESS immune boosters fly off the shelves year-round, particularly in cold and flu season.

Get double the payoff by combining two exercises into one super-effective move -- tightening your buttocks and thighs while strengthening your core muscles.

With friends and family in the land of Omaha steaks, it’s hard to explain that you’re no longer a carnivore.

Germs may actually help our bodies fight tumors -- which means an infection-free lifestyle comes at a price