Posts Tagged ‘cold-fx’
I’ve been blogging for over three years and Cold-fX, a popular Canadian ginseng supplement, was one of the first topics I tackled. The omnipresent Canadian advertising, huge pharmacy presence, and impressive-sounding efficacy claims made it an ideal case study. Perhaps not surprisingly, when I reviewed the data, the results didn’t hold up: I concluded that […]
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Tags: cbc marketplace, cold-fx, ginseng, natural health products directorate
I was recently the guest of Desiree Schell on Skeptically Speaking, where we spent an hour discussing the prevention and treatment of the common cold. Here are some of the references and sources I cited or referred to during the discussion. So read along as you listen to the podcast.
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Tags: astragalus, buckley's mixture, cold-fx, colds, cough, dextromethorphan, Echinacea, elderberry, garlic, ginger, ginseng, oil of oregano, oscilliococconium, pseudoephedrine, vitamin c, vitamin e
Cold and flu season is in full swing here in Canada, and we’re all trying to avoid catching something, and recover faster if we’re already sick. Supported by endorsements from Canadian celebrities, and a recently announced tie-in with the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, the biggest selling cold product in Canada is Cold-fX, manufactured by Edmonton-based Afexa […]
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Tags: afexa, cold-fx, colds, flu, ginseng, H1N1, influenza, swine flu, toronto star cold-fx
