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Got a cold? Study says echinacea won’t help much (AP)

Got the sniffles? The largest study of the popular herbal remedy echinacea finds it won?t help you get better any sooner. The study of more than 700 adults and children suggests the tiniest possible benefit ? about a half-day shaved off a weeklong cold and slightly milder symptoms. But that could have occurred by chance.