Expert: No cure for the common cold, but common sense can prevent it

Expert: No cure for the common cold, but common sense can prevent it By Patty Henetz The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jan 17, 2012 10:10AM MDT One billion. That’s the normal common-cold count each year in the United States. Broken down, that’s two to three colds per adult and six to nine per year for kids — a battle no amount of echinacea or zinc could ever win. In fact, say public-health ...