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Why mexicans have died?
The reason is simple: without information most of sick persons thought that this flu was a simple flu, and we used to underestimate most of the flues. So, the main difference between this swine flu and traditional one (usually we do not have the extreme flu, that one associated to 1918 epidemia). People that did not go to the hospital for this ...
Posted to Medical Examiner by robertoremes on April 30, 2009
why higher lethality in Mexico?
This hybrid influenza would, theoretically, operate in a ''virgin soil'' environment virtually anywhere in the world. The question of it being more deadly IN MEXICO ignores two important factual points (1) the U.S. cases were, for the most part, contracted in Mexico so that those individuals should have experienced similar lethality as that seen ...
Posted to Medical Examiner by mcts on April 30, 2009
flu mortality
The author does an excellent job of explaining how the true mortality of this swine flu is probably very low, but then misses the point entirely when mentioning bird flu. ''Bird flu terrifies infectious disease experts because it kills about half the humans who get it.'' This statement is simply not true. According to CDC studies, a large ...
Posted to Medical Examiner by EvidenceGuy on April 29, 2009
Fears Over U.S Mexico Swine Flu - US to Close Border
The World Health Organization says the outbreaks of swine flu could lead to a worldwide pandemic. Is the United States going to close there borders to the rest of the world?Why is thing spreading so fast! Fears Over U.S Mexico Swine Flu - US to Close Border
Posted to Ballot Box by wilsontruth on April 27, 2009
"Shots all around"
On the one hand, I understand that the current state of influenza vaccines is much improved over even 5 years ago. However, my understanding is that there are several 'strains' of influenza, and that there are groups of strains no current medicine will affect (Influenza Type B?) Secondarily, in the groups wherein the vaccine is theoretically ...
Posted to What's Up, Doc by Humus B. Chittenbee on November 20, 2008
Re: K I L L E R ....B E E S....K I L L E D....? ?
ANOTHER IDEA; SEND DVD COPIES OF THE 1954 MOVIE ' THE NAKED JUNGLE ' , STARRING CHARLTON HESTON, ( FIGHTING KILLER RED ANTS IN AFRICA ) TO THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. IF ENOUGH PEOPLE DO THIS....MAYBE THEY'LL DO SOME MORE THINGS TO HELP!!!!!! ( aND KILL CRAZY RASPBERRY ANTS, TOO! )
Posted to Explainer by Little Neck on May 23, 2008
Re: Vaccine shots for kids
Before, I used to make my family get annual flu shots but I found that we would still get sick very many times. Then one year we skipped getting a flu shot and that year my kids got sick only once or twice. Since then I have stopped making my family get flu shots and I find that we get sick a lot less often and the kids don't miss as many days of ...
Posted to Medical Examiner by TheWolf on March 16, 2008
Vaccine shots for kids
''First, even healthy children infected with flu are at risk for developing serious additional illnesses. (Last year, for instance, about 70 children in the United States died of influenza or its complications.'' These lines from Dr. Syd's column are, at best, misleading. He makes it sound as if 70 *healthy* kids died of flu complications. ...
Posted to Medical Examiner by Deb888 on March 15, 2008
Overlooking a Major Why People Don't Use Vaccinations
Some of us believe that vaccinations and penicillin are being pushed on us and interfere with the body's natural process to develop defenses against viruses, infections, and their symptoms. Some of us believe that should a shot or penicillin suddenly NOT be available, perhaps our own bodies, by having built up some resistance to some of these ...
Posted to Medical Examiner by S.Cloudcroft on February 25, 2008
Natural vs. synthetic
Tamiflu, the default drug to treat flu viruses, was developed by Gilead Sciences from an extract of Chinese Star Anise, a traditional remedy for colds and flu. The natural version of this compound is available in a supplement form called biotivia bioflu. The important difference between Bioflu and Tamiflu is that Tamiflu has been associated with ...
Posted to Explainer by Phytoresearcher on February 25, 2008

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