5 things that work for a cold

We've all been laid low with sneezing, a runny or blocked nose, a sore or scratchy throat, cough, low-grade fever, headache and aches and pains. And while colds are less severe than true flu or influenza, they can still make you thoroughly miserable.

Usually a cold lasts no more than 10 days, but it can trigger asthma, ear infections, sinus infections and a cough, and some of these can add extra weeks of illness.

Also colds are expensive; every year they cost the nation millions of dollars in doctor visits, medications and time off work.

Read more...http://www.abc.net.au/health/features/stories/2014/05/02/3993580.htm

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