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Cancer cell growth halted with cold and flu drug

In In The News by Barbara Jacoby

By: Honor Whiteman From: medicalnewstoday.com “Feed a cold, starve a fever,” so the saying goes. The results of a new study, however, suggest that “treat a cold, starve cancer cells” might be a more appropriate motto. Researchers found that a medication used to ease symptoms of the common cold — called N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) — could also help to prevent the …