Cold Defence Nasal Sprays
Greg Foot investigates two products which claim to help reduce the duration and severity of symptons of the common cold.
Two products dominate the market for nasal sprays that claim to reduce symptons of a cold - Vicks 鈥楩irst Defence鈥� and Boots 鈥楧ual Defence鈥�. But do they work?
Listener Leah got in touch because she catches lots of colds from her young son and wants to know if they can help her get over them more quickly. She also wants to know if they鈥檙e safe to use regularly and how long you should take them for.
Presenter Greg Foot sniffs out the evidence and talks to a leading expert who鈥檚 dedicated most of his career to investigating cold remedies.
This series, we鈥檙e testing and investigating your suggested wonder-products. If you鈥檝e seen an ad, trend or fad and wonder if there鈥檚 any evidence to back up a claim, drop us an email to sliced.bread@bbc.co.uk or you can send us a voice note to our new WhatsApp number: 07543 306807.
PRESENTER: Greg Foot
PRODUCER: Simon Hoban
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- Thu 5 Jan 2023 12:32麻豆社 Radio 4
- Sat 7 Jan 2023 17:30麻豆社 Radio 4
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Greg Foot investigates the so-called wonder products making bold claims.
