She was bringing back nasty colds to share with her family. The person who invented it would move from an ordinary life, to fame. Thanks to a great deal of media buzz, and a plug from Oprah, one woman already achieved such fame.

The cure for the com cold would be an invaluable invention. While a second grade elementary school teacher with no notable background in medicine or healthcare does not seem like an idealistic candidate for the creator of the com cold "remedy," the public apparently had no. Knight-McDowell had grown tired of bringing home more than paperwork from school. Victoria Knight-McDowell is the creator of the Airborne cold remedy. She was a second grade teacher at Spreckels Elementary School in Carmel, California. It is a naturopathic blend of vitamins and herbs that Knight-McDowell claims will, "fight the airborne germs and viruses that are all around." Her story is well known by those in the health community by now.

She recalled, "Back to school meant back to being exposed to germy students." That is when she decided to do something about this inconvenience that so many people around the world face.