November 22, 2006 11:05AM 

# Why There’s No Cure for the Common Cold 

By [Jim Harper](https://www.cato.org/people/jim-harper) 

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[Phil Windley](http://www.windley.com/archives/2006/11/curing_the_common_cold.shtml) points us to [the reason](http://www.strike-the-root.com/51/walker/walker6.html).

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[Health Care](https://www.cato.org/health-care), [Regulation](https://www.cato.org/regulatory-studies), [Technology and Privacy](https://www.cato.org/technology-privacy) 

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