Question

select the word that means medicine or treatment. taking vitamin c is a popular remedy for the common cold. but does it really work? studies show that vitamin c wont prevent someone from getting a cold. it might, however, shorten the length of a cold.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the context. The sentence "Taking vitamin C is a popular remedy for the common cold" uses "remedy", which means a way to treat or cure (related to medicine/treatment). We identify that "remedy" in this context means medicine or treatment.

Answer:

remedy