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Quotation in “Using folk remedies to feel better will leave you cold”

Dr Michael Tam was interviewed and quoted in an article written by journalist Jane Hansen, published in the Sunday Telegraph. “THEY are the first things we reach for when the winter sniffles arrive but experts say popular supplements such as vitamin C and echinacea are really just a waste of money. Dr Michael Tam, a general practitioner and senior …

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Phone interview on ABC North and West SA

I gave a phone interview with Angela Smallacombe, Producer of the ABC North and West morning program regarding my article on common cold treatments on The Conversation.

Health Check: can you treat the common cold?

Health Check: can you treat the common cold? By Michael Tam With symptoms including a runny nose, sore throat, sneezing, cough, headaches and fever, the common cold can leave you feeling rotten for up to two weeks. As the name suggests, they’re annoyingly common, with the average adult likely to get two or three colds …

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