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Getting a Cold? Do This Right Now

Feel like you're getting sick? These four steps will ease—and maybe even stop—your symptoms.

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By Hallie Levine Sklar
From Health magazine

All the signs are there: your throat is scratchy, you've been sneezing one too many times, you feel a headache coming on... Yep, you're getting sick.

Don't give in to your illness just yet! These four easy prevention methods can help you ward off that pesky cold—or at least ease the symptoms.

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