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| PATENT ABSTRACT |
The invention relates to zinc-containing antiviral compositions and methods of treating viral infections. More specifically, the invention provides compositions and methods useful for ameliorating the symptoms of individuals suffering from infection with a broad range of viruses. Examples of viruses against which the compounds of the invention are active include rhinoviruses, varicella zoster, immunodeficiency viruses, including HIV. |
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Reduction of the Symptoms of the Common Cold The composition made according to the methods described herein using D+L aspartic acid, ZnO and high fructose corn syrup (referred to herein as Composition A) was tested for efficacy in reducing or ameliorating the symptoms of the common cold by administering it to 14 different volunteer subjects in 23 different instances in which they reoprted symptoms of the common cold. Their symptoms included sore throat, congestion or runny nose, sneezing, cough, swollen glands, and laryngitis. In each instance, the volunteers were given three doses of Composition A over a period of 3 hours to one day. In each instance, the subjects reported amelioration of symptoms, all stating that the cold symptoms were gone completely in periods ranging from 2 hours to overnight. The individual results are presented below in Table 1. It is clear from these results that Composition A is effective in ameliorating the symptoms of the common cold. TABLE 1 Results of Trials of Composition A Against the Common Cold SORE CONGESTION SWOLLEN COMPOSITION "A" SUBJECT THROAT COUGH RUNNY NOSE SNEEZING GLANDS TREATMENT OUTCOME 1. X 3x/d, 1 d NO SYMPTOMS W/IN 2 HR TO O/N 2. X X 3x/d, 1 d " 3. X X X 3x/d, 1 d " 4. X X X 3x/d, 2 d " 5. X 1x/d, 1 d " 6. X 2x/d, 1 d " 7. X 1x/d, 1 d " 8. X X 2x/d, 1 d " 9. X X 2x/d, 1 d " 10. X X 3x/d, 1 d " 11. X 2x/d, 1 d " 12. X 1x/d, 2 d " 13. X 3x/d, 1 d " 14. X 3x/d, 1 d " 15. X X X 3x/d, 1 d " 16. X X X X 2x/4, 1 d " 17. X X 3x/d, 1 d " 18. X X 1x/d, 1 d " 19. X X X 2x/d, 1 d " 20. X X X 2x/d, 1 d " 21. X 3x/d, 1 d " 22. X X 2x/d, 1 d " |
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