The common cold and the pot of gold
A cure for the common cold. I'm pretty sure the quest has been going on as long as the one for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. But last month, all of a sudden, news outlets everywhere trumpeted that scientists had cracked the common cold -- and that a cure might be right around the corner. Researchers from the University of Maryland, the University of Wisconsin, and the Craig Venter Institute decoded the genetic make-up of 99 different strains of the common cold. Using the genetic information they compiled, they believe they've uncovered the viruses' Achilles heels. And, they assert, this knowledge can be used against the virus by developing a drug that targets colds' vulnerabilities. The problem is, it takes a whole lot of money to develop a new drug, not to mention to get it approved by the FDA. And some health authorities aren't sure Big Pharma will want to make that sort of investment for something that most people view as a simple nuisance. That's a debate that will undoubtedly be going on for awhile. But in the meantime, Dr. Wright reminded me that there are LOTS of natural options for fighting this common enemy. In fact, he's written several articles about methods he's found so effective they might as well be that ever-elusive "cure." To read more about Dr. Wright's most tried- and-true cold fighters, refer back to the April 2001, November 2006, and October 2007 issues of Nutrition & Healing. Subscribers can download them for free by visiting www.wrightnewsletter.com and logging on to the Archives with the username and password listed on page 8 of your most recent newsletter. Source:
"Cure for the common cold? Not yet, but possible," The New York Times (www.nytimes.com), 2/13/09
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