title: Welcome the friendly bacteria.
abstract: Recent research suggests that taking a probiotic and multivitamin and mineral supplement can reduce the misery of the common cold. But the findings remain controversial. The average adult has between three and four colds a year. Colds result in the loss of 150 million working days per annum in the UK. The cost of absenteeism to the economy is estimated to be pound 6.75 billion. About eight million people in the UK take multivitamins.
authors.forename: Lynne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wallis
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000276:immunology; D003139:Common Cold / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D019936:Probiotics; D012720:Severity of Illness Index