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Zinc

Zinc effects on common cold duration illustrate problems of routine statistical analyses. Two randomized trials that examined the effects of zinc lozenges for the duration of common cold symptoms found that colds were shortened on average by 4.0 days and by 1.77 days. However, the shortest colds in the placebo groups of both studies lasted for only two days. Ref. Source 5t.

Zinc

So, basically it sounds like what they are saying is that colds are so random they can't tell if zinc actually helped all that much.

Zinc Health & Special Psychology

Zinc can halt the growth of cancer cells, study says. Zinc supplements can significantly inhibit the proliferation of esophageal cancer cells, according to a new study. Source 8h.