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From: fc@spuxll.UUCP (fc)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Cure My Cold, Please
Message-ID: <737@spuxll.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 23-Oct-85 12:24:39 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 23 12:24:39 1985
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Organization: at my lunch hour
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I have found that the single most common "coincidence" between my
getting a cold and preceding events is the exposure to a dense
crowd of people, as in elevators, subways, etc.  Normal suburban
living does NOT involve mingling with dense crowds (I can walk
up stairs to my office, for example).  A half-full movie theatre
does not affect me.  If I do catch a cold (~ 2-3/year) its usually
after visiting NYC and being with a lot of people.  I used the
word "coincidence" in line 1 because no single event will cause colds
for me every time.
Cold (as in low temperatures) does NOT cause colds (at least for me).
I do not use any drugs if I do get a cold - I just let nature take its
course.