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" It&amp;#039;s tough not to be a diva when a cold or flu strikes while deadlines loom. Some expert advice for shaking it off:  WHAT WOULD A DOCTOR DO?  As a rule, internist Laura Fisher, M.D., stays home when her fever hits 100 degrees F; anything less and she&amp;#039;s on the job at New York--Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. &amp;quot;I clear congestion by taking a 10-minute steam shower and by drinking water, seltzer, and tea all day--no caffeine. I add a sports drink for the electrolytes, and I&amp;#039;m a firm believer in salty chicken soup. It&amp;#039;s often impossible to find time for eight hours of sleep, but when I&amp;#039;m sick, I aim for that.&amp;quot;  YOUR TEA - TURBOCHARGED  When some of Broadway&amp;#039;s songstresses feel a tickle in their throats, they head to the theater district&amp;#039;s Juice Generation. The order: Cold Warrior. What&amp;#039;s inside: two cups hot green tea, juice of one orange, 1-inch piece of ginger (peeled and grated). Why it helps: The vitamin C in citrus ups the body&amp;#039;s absorption rate of the immune boosters in green tea.  CALMING A KILLER COUGH  If it lingers for more than a week, check in with your doctor. If the cough is bacterial, he&amp;#039;ll prescribe antibiotics. If it&amp;#039;s viral--which it most often is--you&amp;#039;re probably experiencing a temporary asthma-like condition, which can creep up after a long bout of cold or flu. What spells relief: a prescription steroid in the form of an inhaler. 2 WEEKS: The time it takes for a flu shot to start working.  3.4 oz. OF PREVENTION  This alcohol-free, nondrying hand sanitizer staves off nasty viruses. (Soapopular hand sanitizer; soapyusa.com) "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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