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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://blogs.mercola.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Additional Confirmation on the Foolishness of Flu Drugs</title><link>http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2007/04/05/Additional-Confirmation-on-the-Foolishness-of-Flu-Drugs.aspx</link><description>Evidence in today's study featured in the new Journal of the American Medical Association reports a higher resistance to Tamiflu and Relenza , two drugs sold by drugmakers and federal health officials as "effective" weapons against the flu, no shock if</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)</generator><item><title>re: Additional Confirmation on the Foolishness of Flu Drugs</title><link>http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2007/04/05/Additional-Confirmation-on-the-Foolishness-of-Flu-Drugs.aspx#93483</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2007 22:48:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:93483</guid><dc:creator>nofluvaccine</dc:creator><description> Avoid the flu vaccine at all costs.&amp;nbsp; I had the vaccine in October of 2005 and within 2 weeks I was paralzyed.&amp;nbsp; I was in the hospital for 24 days.&amp;nbsp; Told to get my affairs in order.&amp;nbsp; My official diagnosis is Post Infectious Myositis caused by the flu vaccine.&amp;nbsp; The Neurologist states for the record the shot made me sick.&amp;nbsp; She treats several others with flu vaccine problems.&amp;nbsp; it has been 16 months and I am still trying to recover.&amp;nbsp; I have no feeling in my feet and legs.&amp;nbsp; They do not think I will regain the feeling due to the damage to my peroneal nerves.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; the flu would have been much better and easier to recover from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=93483" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Additional Confirmation on the Foolishness of Flu Drugs</title><link>http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2007/04/05/Additional-Confirmation-on-the-Foolishness-of-Flu-Drugs.aspx#93481</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2007 08:08:29 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:93481</guid><dc:creator>Pat Ormsby</dc:creator><description>Chugai Pharmaceutical of Japan paid money to two Japanese researchers on a team conducting research for the government.  The media (Mainichi Shimbun) here reported that to us.  It's a scandal as it should be, though that never seems to stop any of them from repeating it.  Chugai markets Tamiflu in Japan.  The Tamiflu victims' website (unfortunately, no English, but www.tamiflu89.sakura.ne.jp for the curious) says that when the story of the deaths in Japan broke, the mass media went on denial campaigns worldwide.  That's how far the influence of these companies extends.  The doses in Japan are 75 mg capsules for adults and it appeared to be 30 mg tablets for children (picture unclear).  I don't know how that compares with the US.  The site notes that the FDA will add a warning about abnormal (self-destructive) behavior when taking Tamiflu.  It said that in clinical testing in Japan, Tamiflu showed no effect on Type A Hong Kong flu (H3N2), and in subsequent testing, no effect on Type B.  It said that in children with asthma, recovery was delayed, that numerous cases of pneumonia occurred after taking Tamiflu.  It also failed to prevent flu.  It warns of cases of sudden cessation of breathing on the first dose that occur with no warning, so preventive measures are ineffective.  It has also provoked or exacerbated diabetes in numerous cases.  It is also thought that this year's influenza showed more resistance than last year's.  Some people who took it wound up with abnormally low body temperatures, and there was some speculation that the observed effect of reducing the duration of the fever may be caused by effects on the brain rather than on the virus.  ///  Me?  I'll take the fever, thank you!&lt;img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=93481" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Additional Confirmation on the Foolishness of Flu Drugs</title><link>http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2007/04/05/Additional-Confirmation-on-the-Foolishness-of-Flu-Drugs.aspx#93480</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2007 07:46:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:93480</guid><dc:creator>Pat Ormsby</dc:creator><description>For everybody on this site who does not want Big Pharma-endorsed treatments to be the only option, I urge you to visit www.HealthFreedomUSA.org  Apparently, the FDA is involved in an underhanded effort to redefine alternative medicine in a way that would make it illegal for anyone but an MD to practice.  Then, of course, they can use revocation of licenses to stamp it out entirely.  Our freedom to choose health modalities and options is under attack.  It is a highly organized assault on all natural products and procedures which don't profit Big Pharma.  You can go to http://tinyurl.com/2u7ghc directly if you want to send a message to the FDA opposing this.&lt;img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=93480" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Additional Confirmation on the Foolishness of Flu Drugs</title><link>http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2007/04/05/Additional-Confirmation-on-the-Foolishness-of-Flu-Drugs.aspx#93472</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:56:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:93472</guid><dc:creator>PPARGammaGirl</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Tamiflu is a neuraminidase inhibitor. Scientists tell us that neuraminidase is the protein on the surface of a flu virus that allows it to release virus particles. Thus Tamiflu appears to prevent viral replication, thereby shortening the length of the flu illness.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But they conveniently omit the fact that neuraminidase is not just found in flu virus. Bacteria also use it – including your “good” gut bacteria – which is why nausea, vomiting and diarrhea are such common side effects with Tamiflu.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;BUT WHAT THEY HAVEN’T TOLD US is that sialidase – a recently discovered protein in human cells is the SAME protein. They do not fully understand exactly what this protein does, but it is certainly involved in immune function. What are the long-term effects of inhibition of this important protein? We don’t know! The scientists only measure “symptom scores” and number of “illness days”, not overall impact on immune function. &lt;/p&gt;Remember the old wives’ prescription to “starve a fever”? It is now being recognized as having some scientific merit, and that eating food lectins (in all carbohydrate foods) during a fever can trigger autoimmune diseases like type I diabetes. So forget toxic chemo like Tamiflu – do what your grandmother advised and “starve a fever” of carbohydrate foods (and dairy – milk proteins are very similar to lectins) and get stuck into that chicken soup.&lt;img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=93472" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Additional Confirmation on the Foolishness of Flu Drugs</title><link>http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2007/04/05/Additional-Confirmation-on-the-Foolishness-of-Flu-Drugs.aspx#93470</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 20:56:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:93470</guid><dc:creator>mmc88121</dc:creator><description> You definetly do not need a flu vaccine to prevent the flu.&amp;nbsp; You just need some common sense measures. &lt;br&gt;1. Wash your hands correctly&lt;br&gt;2. Eat right for your metabolic type&lt;br&gt;3. Drink plenty of pure water&lt;br&gt;4. Keep stress under control&lt;br&gt;5.&amp;nbsp;Avoid people who are sick, if possible&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mary&lt;img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=93470" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Additional Confirmation on the Foolishness of Flu Drugs</title><link>http://blogs.mercola.com/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2007/04/05/Additional-Confirmation-on-the-Foolishness-of-Flu-Drugs.aspx#93461</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:18:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:93461</guid><dc:creator>Russ Bianchi</dc:creator><description> Avoid such vaccinations like the PLAGUE, the long term actually WEAKEN your total immunity.&lt;img src="http://blogs.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=93461" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>