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Does Jeff Kennett have a cure for the common cold

Hey, I don't think there is a cure for the common cold yet.  Gosh, no one
should rely on Kennet's 'hope' or his medical knowledge!

Perhaps an analysis of Kennett's statement or what it means is required?

Extract from The Age

Kennett to lead depression body

By BRETT FOLEY and ADRIAN ROLLINS
Wednesday 15 March 2000

The former Victorian Premier, Mr Jeff Kennett, stepped back into public life
yesterday, saying he hoped that help for depression would one day be as
simple as treating a cold.

And from The Associated Press of 19 May 1999:

C H I C A G O,   May 19 - There may be a cure for the common cold,
researchers reported today in the Journal of the American Medical
Association.
     An experimental cold remedy called tremacamra cut sneezing, runny noses
and congestion nearly in half. But whether the drug will work on the many
viruses known to cause colds has yet to be determined.
     All 177 volunteers who participated in the study were given the same
cold bug-type 39 rhinovirus, said researchers led by Dr. Ronald Turner of
the Medical University of South Carolina.

Further Research Needed

Rhinoviruses commonly cause colds, but at least 100 subtypes of rhinoviruses
exist; many colds are caused by other viruses such as cornaviruses and flu.
     Tremacamra works by blocking rhinoviruses from attaching to one
particular molecule on the outside of cells that the virus needs for a
biological anchor.
     The drug was inhaled daily as a nasal spray or nasal powder for several
days at about the time the people were infected.
     An expert not associated with the study, which was funded by tremacamra
manufacturer Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, said it should encourage
further research.
     But real-world effectiveness and long-term safety need to be
established, said the expert, Dr. Kenneth McIntosh of Children's Hospital
and Harvard Medical School in Boston.

S U M M A R Y

In preliminary tests, a drug called tremacamra shows promise against the
common cold.
Whether the drug will work on the many viruses known to cause colds has yet
to be determined.

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