Chicken Soup

Does chicken soup really help fight a cold? There's some research indicating it does, although other research indicates it's really just the warm moisture going up your nasal passages -- suggesting that even a bowl of warm water would do the same.

I've been taking Airborne for four days straight now, trying to fight an annoying cold, and yesterday I took a turn for the worse. Christine says think about how much worse it would be if I hadn't been taking the Airborne, but I don't buy it. There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who believe in herbal remedies, and everyone else. Group me with the latter. There's no scientific evidence to show that Vitamin C or any of the ingredients in Airborne can prevent or shorten a cold, and yet some people swear by it. Even when they get sicker while they're taking it (i.e., me), there's always someone who's going to claim it could have been worse.

Advil -- Now there's a drug I can believe in. Morphine would be pretty nice right now, too.