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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
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Sean McGill

Edinburgh children needed for new medical trial to find common cold treatment

NHS Scotland are appealing for Edinburgh kids to take part in an ambitious new trial aimed at reducing the time children spend suffering with the cold.

Edinburgh and Lothian Virus Intervention Study in Kids, known as Elvis Kids, are looking for children under the age of 7 to take part in the scheme.

Set to take place at the Sick Kids, the trial will seek to discover whether salt water nose drops help youngsters shake off their colds more quickly.

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