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   "dr_jeff"  wrote in message   
   news:RN6dnZSVWuBeVcHWnZ2dnUVZ_qednZ2d@giganews.com...   
   > Tim Campbell wrote:   
   >> Testimonials:   
   >> My father was a veterinarian and as far back as I can remember (I was   
   >> born in 1938 so my memory goes back to maybe 1943) he would take   
   >> sodium bicarbonate dissolved in a full glass of warm water whenever he   
   >> felt a cold coming on. I don’t remember him ever coming down with a   
   >> full blown cold. He would treat my cold symptoms likewise and I   
   >> responded equally as well. He also treated farm animals for various   
   >> illnesses with sodium bicarbonate via a gastric tube and they   
   >> recovered quickly. So I’ve known about the benefits of sodium   
   >> bicarbonate from early childhood on. Glad to see that its benefits are   
   >> being more widely touted. Although my father was a doctor of   
   >> Veterinarian medicine, he sometimes referred to himself as an MD (Mule   
   >> Doctor).   
   >>   
   >> Dr. David B Winter, DO   
   >   
   > As a physician, you should know about clinical trials. And, you should   
   > also know about the placebo effect. Now, with this info, please show us   
   > reliable data that show that sodium bicarb is worth anything to treat or   
   > prevent cold symptoms. Please, also tell us the mechanism by which it   
   > works. Use your scientific background.   
      
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