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The folk remedy did better than cough medicine or no treatment in a three-way comparison. Honey may work by coating and soothing an irritated throat, the study authors said.
"Many families are going to relate to these findings and say that grandma was right," said lead author Dr. Ian Paul of Pennsylvania State University's College of Medicine.
Comment: The last couple of paragraphs seem to be a distraction.
See? Things are really getting better. Who needs health care anyway? In the U.S. that would be only the wealthy.