title: PURLs: Zinc for the common cold--not if, but when.
abstract: A new meta-analysis shows that zinc supplementation can reduce the duration and severity of a cold, if it's started early on.
authors: Department of Family Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors: Goutham
authors: G
authors: Rao
authors: Kate
authors: K
authors: Rowland