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DO YOU FUSS OR FIGHT?

At the first sign of a sniffle, it's all too tempting to dive under the duvet until you start to feel better. But for most women today, life's just too busy to be stopped by the common cold. So how do you react when that familiar fever, blocked nose, sore throat and chesty cough hit? Are you a fusser or a fighter? Take our quiz to find out...

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Always read the label.

Beechams All In One contains three times more active ingredients than paracetamol alone*, so it fights more cold symptoms.

Beechams is a registered trade mark of the GlaxoSmithKline group of companies *Contains three times the number of active ingredients (one is paracetamol). †Winners will be notified by post by March 24, 2009.

1. What do you do to keep colds at bay?

A Eat a balanced diet and make sure I have a cold remedy in case one strikes

B Nothing, if I'm going to get one it's a good excuse for a few days off

C Keep away from people with colds and complain if someone sneezes near me

2. It's a work day and you wake up feeling under the weather. Do you call in sick?

A No, not if I feel well enough to go in – my work is important to me

B Yes. I'd never go into work if I feel ill

C It depends how bad I feel, but I'll call my boss straight away to tell them about it

3. Your nose is blocked, you feel hot and your throat is sore. What do you think is wrong with you?

A I have a bad cold, but I'm sure I'll be OK

B I don't know, but it makes me want to stay in bed

C Probably something serious, so I call my GP

4. When you have a cold, do you try to get on with the day as normal?

A Yes. I have a busy life and prefer to fight the cold

B No. I'll be stuck under my duvet feeling sorry for myself until it goes away

C I try, but I tell everyone that I'm feeling ill too

5. If a cold strikes, what action, if any, do you take to feel better?

A I take a cold remedy like Beechams All In One to help relieve my symptoms

B Nothing - I can never be bothered as nothing seems to work on my colds

C I might take a cold remedy but not straightaway. I'd wait until I felt really bad

WHAT KIND OF COLD PATIENT ARE YOU?

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