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CBS News/ January 23, 2013, 4:44 PM

Natural cold and flu remedies: What works?

Hydrotherapy

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Evidence suggest that daily showers with warm water followed by cold water, or cold water alone may reduce the duration and frequency of common cold symptoms, according to Graham. In Europe, steam baths have been shown to reduce cold symptoms, he added.

Hydrotherapy in general however has been used to treat pain symptoms in some patients including disabled people and stroke survivors.

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