Avoid spending time and money on cold remedies that don't work! Image courtesy of ehow.com

Cold and flu season is here, with daunting empty desks in classes and hacking roommates keeping us up at night. We’ve all heard of those miracle medicines that claim to cure the cold in a matter of days, and of the strange at-home remedies that some are too weirded out to try. While there is no proven immediate cure for colds or flus, here’s a list of do-it-yourself temporary cures for the cold that have been proven to help, and those that everyone should stay away from.

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