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Zicam Pulled from Stores – Still just a Gimick and it Will Hurt You!

FDA warns against using 3 popular Zicam cold meds - CNN.com

The agency says that since 1999, it has received more than 130 reports of loss of smell associated with Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Gel; Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Swabs; and Zicam Cold Remedy Swabs, kids size. The products have been linked to long-lasting or permanent loss of smell called anosmia. In some cases, the loss of smell occurred after the first dose.

"Loss of sense of smell is a serious risk for people who use these products for relief from cold symptoms," said Dr. Janet Woodcock, director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. "We are concerned that consumers may unknowingly use a product that could cause serious harm, and therefore we are advising them not to use these products for any reason."

Here is another good one from the world of medicine today, basically proving that once again you can't magically make a cold or it's symptoms disappear by spraying foreign chemicals into your body. Oddly enough, the old way still seems to be the best with a cold - get plenty of Vitamin C consistently and you are way better off than trying spraying Zinc straight into your nasal cavity.

Soon I expect to see this company market an Iron spray because that hasn't been banned yet. It will be called "ICam"

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