6 Tricks to Treat and Prevent a Cold

Reader’s Digest CanadaJanuary 21, 2011

Find out what you can do to prevent catching a cold this season and learn how to treat a cold if you happen to catch one anyway.

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Try these quick tips to avoid catching a dreaded cold this season.

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Stop the Flu

Eveyone is worried about catching the latest flu going around. However, there are ways to protect yourself and your family. It all starts with washing your hands properly.

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Flu Shot, or Not

Arm yourself with reliable resources and information to protect yourself and your family during the flu season.

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Natural Cough Remedies

Coughing not only annoys you, but also makes you persona non grata at the movies, the symphony, well, anywhere people congregate. Try these home remedies for fast relief from the hacking.

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7 Ways to Avoid Getting Sick

We can’t promise you’ll never get hit with another cold or suffer another bout of the flu, but you can increase your odds of staying well with these strategies. Sneak these easy disease-fighting habits into your life and stop sickness from taking its toll.

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How to Dodge a Nasty Cold or Flu

Sick of suffering through the sniffles? Next time you feel a cold coming on try one of these strategies to bring it to a dead halt.

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