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  2. From: dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer)
  3. Newsgroups: sci.med
  4. Subject: Re: Those darn antihistamine/decongestants
  5. Message-ID: <1992Nov13.032951.27347@spdcc.com>
  6. Date: 13 Nov 92 03:29:51 GMT
  7. Article-I.D.: spdcc.1992Nov13.032951.27347
  8. References: <12NOV92.16335461@alcvax.pfc.mit.edu> <1992Nov12.184538.29353@athena.cs.uga.edu>
  9. Organization: S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting, Cambridge MA
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  12. In article <1992Nov12.184538.29353@athena.cs.uga.edu> mcovingt@aisun3.ai.uga.edu (Michael Covington) writes:
  13. >I recall reading somewhere that Vitamin C has a weak antihistamine effect.
  14.  
  15. Yeah, here.
  16.  
  17. >Is that true?
  18.  
  19. No.
  20.  
  21. >If so, could it explain the 'cold cures' that
  22. >are attributed to large doses of Vitamin C?
  23.  
  24. Megadoses of Vitamin C are without effect in an established cold.
  25.  
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  27. Steve Dyer
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