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New advice is replacing some old traditions in treating or preventing cold and flu

Still cover your mouth when you sneeze, but instead of your hands, use an elbow

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By Debra Alban
CNN

(CNN) -- With cold and flu season comes time-honored traditions for relief and prevention: Feed a fever, starve a cold. Wear warm clothes. Eat chicken soup.

To curb the spread of germs, health experts recommend people sneeze into their elbows or sleeves, not directly into their hands without a tissue.

But just because those instructions have been around for decades doesn't necessarily mean they're effective.

CNN.com looked to health experts for the latest advice on your best bets in fighting colds and the flu.

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