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airplane, about eight ounces for every hour that

you are on the airplane (202, The Common Cold

2). There is only one possible way to stay totally

healthy during the winter. That is to be locked in a

room underground and not see anyone until the

cold season is over. Fortunately there are a few

guidelines that you can follow to help your chances

of staying well this winter. One is to wash your

hands often, not compulsively but often, and also

try to stay away from people who have realy bad

colds. If someone in your house or workplace gets

or has a cold, then it is suggested that you should

disinfect with "Lysol" or hydrogen peroxide often,

again not compulsively but often. Many people

believe that garlic can help to avoid a cold, but

studies on this subject have been shown to be

inconclusive, in most recent test anyhow (The

Common Cold 2). Even if you follow all of the

guidelines, you still might catch an occasional cold,

so, if you have a cold you there are a lot of things

you can do to lessen the power of the symptoms.

A cold usually last from ten to fourteen days. Dr..

Robert Anthanasoid say that consuming low

quantities of Vitamin C, about 250 Mg per day,

help to lessen the time or length of the cold. Some

people say that taking large doses of Vitamin C,

about two grams per day, helps to lessen the

duration of a cold (Childhood Infections). While

the "Mayo Health Clinic Letter" said that any

dosage of Vitamin C doesn’t help of hinder any

form of the common cold. Chicken soup, on the

other hand, is shown to reduce the severity of the

symptoms of the common cold. If you make

chicken soup for someone with a cold, Laurie

Tarken from "Good Housekeeping" suggests

"loading it up with garlic, onion, and heat. It is

thought that the reason for chicken soup works so

well is because of the chicken. It contains Cystine,

an amino acid, that thins mucus. The Cystine and

the steam off of the soup are what can clear up a

plugged nasal passage and make breathing a lot

easier (John Poppy 109). There is no cure for the

common cold because there are over 200 known

virus that cause what is know as the "common

cold," and there is no vaccine. There is no vaccine

because of the same reason, that there is no cure,

the sheer number of the known causes. Because

you can’t cure a cold you can only hide or stop the

symptoms. There are literally thousands of cold

"remedies" or "cures." Over one billion dollars are

spent on cold "remedies" in the U.S. today (The

Common Cold 1). There are many different over

the counter drugs that claim to stop colds. Some

of these are mixes, mainly ones that claim to do

everything, most of these "mixes" contain

antihistamines. Antihistamines don’t do anything for

a cold. The only they do is make you drowsy. The

most common antihistamine is chlorpheniramine.

Like antihistamines, Decongestants might make

you drowsy, but their real use is to unplug your

nasal and sinus passages. Decongestants that

reverse the swelling go the blood vessels in the

nose caused by viral infections according to Laurie

Tarkan of "Good Housekeeping" (201). Spray

Decongestants are the best, but can be come

addictive with over use. Doctors suggest using a

spray once in the morning and once at night. They

also suggest that you don’t use them for more than

three days, beacaue they can cause your throat to

burn. Decongestants in pill form can take from 45

minutes to an hour to start to work. Most

combination medications contain a decongestant.

Coughing is sometimes caused by irritated airway

and or an increase in post nasal drip. There are

two different types of cough medications. One is a

suppresant and the other is an expectortant. The

suppressant stops dry hackin coughs, and the

expectorant helps to bring up mucus or phlem.

Expectorants thin out the mucus in your throat by

using your bodily fluids. So if you are using an

expectorant, be sure to consume a lot of liquids.

Coedine, is a popular expectorant, but shouldn’t

be taken with sedatives or alcohol. "Vicks 44" is

useless for a cough because it contains both an

expectorant and a suppressant (Poppy 104).

Another name for a suppresant is antitussive. The

problem with these is that they might contain

narcotics that act directly on the brain, so be sure

to consult a doctor before taking any medications.

Some over-the-counter products that seem to

work as expectorants are Guaifenesin in

"Robitussin" or "Triminic". Cough drops of

lozenges work better than pills and usually taste a

lot better. Look for something with Mentholate in

it to soothe sore throat pain and coughs (Tarkan

202) Colds sometimes are accompanied by aches

and pains. Headaches are usually caused by the

compacting of the nasal passages and sinuses.

They only close off when a virus enters the upper

respiratory tract. This pain can usually be stopped

by taking ibuprofen, acetaminophen, or aspirin. It

is important to be careful when giving aspirin to

children, because it has been linked to Ray’s

syndrome. Ray’s syndrome is a potentially deadly

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