https://www.wrvo.org/tags/zinc zinc en-US Copyright Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:48:00 GMT https://www.wrvo.org/health/2020-02-10/taking-zinc-can-shorten-your-cold-thank-a-91-year-old-scientist-for-the-discovery Dr. Ananda Prasad first turned up zinc's benefits to human growth back in the 1960s. Years later, his study and others found that the right dose of zinc can cut a cold's duration by days. Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:48:00 GMT https://www.wrvo.org/health/2020-02-10/taking-zinc-can-shorten-your-cold-thank-a-91-year-old-scientist-for-the-discovery Allison Aubrey