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If i have cold ;can i get well without medicine?
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Yes: A cold is a self limited viral illness that requires no medications to resolve. Medications only help the symptoms and do not treat the disease.
Answered 10/12/2014
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Sure: Colds are self limited illnesses. There is no medicine that cures it. The medicines that people take, Tylenol, (acetaminophen) decongestants, etc. are just to relieve some of the symptoms until it goes away.
Answered 10/12/2014
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