Cold Remedies Should Provide “Accurate Description” Of Benefits – Study
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Consumers of common cold remedies believe the treatments should reduce the severity or duration of their ailments more effectively than they actually do, according to an Annals of Family Medicine study
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