Its benefits -- shortening the duration of illness by one to two days and reducing viral excretion from the nose -- are modest, he said.

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The BMA says that scrapping all charges could improve care and benefit society, by reducing hospital admissions, helping patients to return to work more quickly following illness.

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We know that increasing the number of women who breastfeed and reducing the number of women who smoke during pregnancy both produce substantial improvements in child health and reduce the risk of illness.

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