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Colds are caused by viruses that live in our cells, not bacteria. An antiseptic would probably not be much use unless it killed your cells as well, which would probably be worse than the virus.

America is weird

It starts to make sense when you assume a great number of people are out to make the most money, at all times, in any way possible.

Yes, it does. You know, I live in a poor country called Brazil. About 20 years ago a right-wing Health Minister under a neoliberal president created a law that breaks the patents of any medication after 10 years on the market. After that, any laboratory can fabricate it, and the prices drop dramatically. We call these "generics", and each manufacture goes through all the same tests and regulations that the original went through.

It works really well. And because of the competition, even the originals become cheaper.

you are drinking mouthwash?