Apparently Cold-FX works according to Health Canada. Clinical trials do exist that strongly suggest that Cold-FX, a ginseng derived therapy, prevents and cures colds and flu. Health Canada has given it a natural product number and therefore has approved it's claims as stated on the bottle. CV-technologies, the company that pimps Cold-FX, had a massive stock price jump upon the news of the approval. Don Cherry, once up for 'best Canadian of all time' or something like that, pimps for Cold-FX (and Quiznos) and according to this article I just read perhaps physically intimidated Stephen Harper (link to info on his podcast) into issuing the natural product number to Cold-FX and CV-technologies. Awesome.
CV-technologies also has Remember-FX, which apparently also has passed muster on a clinical trial, although I can't find it.
Have you ever tried cold-fX? I keep a bottle of it in my drawer because everyone I work with SWEARS by it. I think it's great that Health Canada is backing it (I know I'm more convinced when an established regulatory committee stands behind the effects of any medication), and I think it really speaks to how effective Cold-fX is...
ReplyDeleteI find that the placebo effect is greatly enhanced by regulatory approval.
ReplyDeleteI would be much more comfortable with Health Canada backing it if there wasn't this illegal lobbying associated with it. I think that speaks to how shady Cold-fX is.
Perhaps I distrust Health Canada's motive in approving the first of it's kind from a Canadian company. Especially one with Don Cherry as an enforcer.