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"Zinc administered within 24 hours of onset of symptoms reduces the duration and severity of the [[common cold]] in healthy people" according to the [[Cochrane Collaboration]].<ref name="pmid21328251">{{cite journal| author=Singh M, Das RR| title=Zinc for the common cold. | journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev | year= 2011 | volume= 2 | issue= | pages= CD001364 | pmid=21328251 | doi=10.1002/14651858.CD001364.pub3 | pmc= | url= }} </ref> | |||
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Revision as of 08:11, 11 March 2011
Zinc is a chemical element, having the chemical symbol Zn.
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Its atomic number (the number of protons) is 30. It has a Standard Atomic Weight of 65.409(4), and is typically found as a solid in its elemental form.
Zinc is considered to be a member of the "Transition metal" class of elements, has a boiling point of 907 °C , and a melting point of 419.5 °C .
Health care
"Zinc administered within 24 hours of onset of symptoms reduces the duration and severity of the common cold in healthy people" according to the Cochrane Collaboration.[1]
References
- ↑ Singh M, Das RR (2011). "Zinc for the common cold.". Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2: CD001364. DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD001364.pub3. PMID 21328251. Research Blogging.