BIOL 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Common Cold, Scientific Method, Antibiotics
15 Mar 2016
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Anibioics cannot cure it since it is not bacteria. *make sure that too much of the cure isn"t harmful: ex too much vitamin c can cause diarrhea, nausea and stomach cramps. Scieniic research follows certain rules in an efort to ensure that the outcomes and conclusions are reliable = the scieniic method. Possible cure for the common cold = echinacea. Echinacea is said to enhance the immune system. Echinacea has been used as a medicine for centuries. Diference ages and stress levels can have an efect. Tea was 33% more efecive than the control. The more people you have, the more varying you have. There was no efect on the people over 50. Conclusion: the composiion of the group should be similar in all aspects, only diference between groups should be the treatment. Muliple echinacea studies have inconsistent results in prevening or curing the common cold. Not regulated: not actually sold as a medicine.
