The Associated Press released a story on November 18th that revealed the imprecision of medical science.? The FDA of the U.S government reviewed cases of Japanese children who died after taking Tamiflu.? They all had symptoms of the flu (of course) as well.? The FDA said there was "no link" between the deaths and the medication.? The Japanese?Tamiflu distributor?said that these deaths could be realted to the drug.? It was impossible to rule that out.? Since Tamiflu is not our only choice in combatting flu-like illnesses it would seem appropriate to limit its use to only the worst situations while this controversy is settled.? The FDA seems to think that is not necessary but a warning on the package about skin problems is in order.
Maybe it has to do with the particular flu bug or maybe the kids involved were already weakened by some other factor.? Either way, a drug that may cause death, certainly causes neurological and psychiatric problems and definitely can cause skin diseases should be withheld for only the worst of the worst cases.? The use of natural compounds to support immune function and reduce viral illness impact seems like a "no-brainer."? The medical literature has many references to studies that prove the efficacy and safety of probiotics, black elderberry extract, lomatium and many more substances against flu.? If your doctor refuses to support your health and instead blindly relies on the mainstream approval systems to make decisions, it's time you had a little talk about your expectations.
Do the research for yourself.? This blog is a good place to start as I've begun to cover this topic in some depth.? Send this to friends and family and I encourage a spirited debate about what would be the best course to help and heal our children and national health system.? You can always reference abstracts from the Pub Med database and follow up with full articles if you want to get "serious."
To learn the ropes go to:? www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/pubmed_tutorial/m1001.html
To just get the pub med stuff on natural medicine go to: www.nlm.nih.gov/nccam/camonpubmed.html
