Chicken soup: Can it treat a cold?

By Mayo Clinic Staff

Generations of parents have spooned chicken soup into their sick children. Researchers say that chicken soup may be soothing because of its possible anti-inflammatory and mucus-thinning properties.

March 14, 2018 See more In-depth

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