“NO CURE POSSIBLE.”
THE COMMON COLD. BEST MEDICAL BRAINS BAFFLED (Per Press Association—Copyright.' (Received This Day, 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, January 12. Nobody will ever cure a'common cold, declared a Harley Street doctor in connection with an American cable message that £39,000 had been given to the University of Baltimore for the study of the origin, nature, and possible cure of the common cold. The specialist. added that study w r ould be a waste of time. The common cold was caused by an enormous variety of organisms. Doctors could give only one piece of advice—keep away from persons with a cold. The best form of prevention was not to catch it ; and the best treatment was tx> remain in a warm, well-ventilated room. Colds -had baffled the best medical brains in the world.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 79, 13 January 1928, Page 5
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