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Biotech / Medical : GUMM - Eliminate the Common Cold -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: caly who wrote (593)	5/18/1999 7:54:00 PM
From: Madeleine Harrison	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5582

When I saw the Zicam in Harris Teeter, there was a zinc gluconate spray next to it, a generic brand, I think. But it wasn't a gel that could coat and block the receptors, and it didn't claim to stop colds. In fact, I can't remember what it claimed. Maybe just a way to get zinc. I'll look closely next time I am there. Not the same thing, right?

To: caly who wrote (593)	5/19/1999 12:27:00 AM
From: Mike M	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5582

Anyone heard of Tremacamra (sp?)??? CBS Evening News just did a segment on it. You squirt the stuff up your nose to cure/prevent (????) colds. Yeah, I just saw the news on local TV also....an article is being published in the American Journal of Medicine regarding a two year study....nasal spray which tricks the rhinoviruses to attach themselves to the decoys instead of the healthy cells....results seem to indicate that it is being tested as a deterrent to cold, with 23% of treated showing no cold symptoms after being exposed to rhinovirus and another 50% exhibiting only mild symptoms. :o(....Sounds awfully similar.... Oops, my response to this message was written before I read Dr Epstein's immediately previous message....