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07.01.08, 09:37 AM General Topics
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how do I convince my mom that ds did not catch a cold from the air conditioning? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 07.01.08, 09:37 AM Flag
 

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Have ds sneeze on her and ask her how she got the cold! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 09:38 AM Flag
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maybe he did [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 09:38 AM Flag
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op: thats my point, you CANT catch a cold that way [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 09:39 AM Flag
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tell her Oprah did a show abou tit last week and said that it was true. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 09:39 AM Flag
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you never will. this whole concept that a "cold" is related to the "cold" is so ingrained in older people that it's not worth the battle. I've explaine countless times that the common cold is caused by a virus that you get in the air or through touch contact and still my parents insist that you can get it from the cold air too. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 09:49 AM Flag
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my wonderful internist told me that recent studies have shown that there is a connection betw catching a cold and being cold. You don't necessarily catch the cold from the cold itself, but the cold weather/air may weaken your immune system or otherwise make it more likely for the cold virus to take over. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 10:21 AM Flag
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exactly! (I am a MD) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 10:23 AM Flag
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maybe your my MD? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 10:31 AM Flag
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^^^ oops, you're [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 10:32 AM Flag
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or: yes, i totally agree with weakedned immune system and the fact that recycled air, esp. in offices can mean viruses circulate more, but that is not the old school thinking. they think it's a direct cause. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 10:25 AM Flag
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My grandmother wouldn't let us open the fridge with wet hair ! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 10:23 AM Flag
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I do not allow my children to go anywhere near cold whiel they are wet. Once my DH opened the fridge with wet hair and I ran across the kitchen screaming NO and tackled him to the ground. That set an example for my children. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 07.01.08, 10:33 AM Flag
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