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"Tamiflu Madness The antiviral drug tamiflu (oseltamivir) is approved for treatment of the flu and has gained public attention because of the speculative hope that it might prove useful in the advent of a worldwide bird flu epidemic. The Japanese label for tamiflu already warns that the drug can cause disturbances in consciousness, abnormal behavior, delirium, hallucinations, delusions, and convulsions.3 Belatedly, on November 14, 2006, the FDA and drug manufacturer Roche announced the need for an added warning in regard to tamiflu inducing confusion and self-injury." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.) "The warnings section goes on to elaborate in detail upon these risks. tamiflu Madness The antiviral drug tamiflu (oseltamivir) is approved for treatment of the flu and has gained public attention because of the speculative hope that it might prove useful in the advent of a worldwide bird flu epidemic. The Japanese label for tamiflu already warns that the drug can cause disturbances in consciousness, abnormal behavior, delirium, hallucinations, delusions, and convulsions." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.)

"Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and Zele (Zanamivir) are used in the treatment of the influenza virus and are promoted as potentially useful agents for the prevention of bird flu. tamiflu is taken as a pill twice a day for five days; Zanamivir is inhaled through a device, called a diskhaler, that delivers the medicine to the lungs. These medications are neuraminidase inhibitors that prevent replication of influenza A and B viruses by interfering with the production and release of the virus from cells that line the respiratory tract." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"The Japanese label for tamiflu already warns that the drug can cause disturbances in consciousness, abnormal behavior, delirium, hallucinations, delusions, and convulsions.3 Belatedly, on November 14, 2006, the FDA and drug manufacturer Roche announced the need for an added warning in regard to tamiflu inducing confusion and self-injury.4 Rebetron Suicide Rebetron, a combination of the antiviral agents ribavirin and interferon, has proven very hazardous to the brain and mind." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.)

"By brand name, they are: Zovirax, Famvir, and Valtrex (for herpes viruses); Symmetrel, tamiflu, Flumadine, and Relenza (for influenza viruses); Vistide, Foscavir, and Cytovene (for cytomegalovirus); and Virazole (for respiratory syncytial virus). Of these, the three most commonly used by autistic patients are Valtrex, Zovirax, and less frequently, Symmetrel. Valtrex is most often used for common herpes virus conditions, ineluding chicken pox and shingles. Valtrex is closely related to Zovirax, or acyclovir." - Kenneth Bock, Healing the New Childhood Epidemics: Autism, ADHD, Asthma, and Allergies: The Groundbreaking Program for the 4-A Disorders (Get the book.)

"Belatedly, on November 14, 2006, the FDA and drug manufacturer Roche announced the need for an added warning in regard to tamiflu inducing confusion and self-injury.4 Rebetron Suicide Rebetron, a combination of the antiviral agents ribavirin and interferon, has proven very hazardous to the brain and mind." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.)

"In November 2006 the FDA approved a labeling supplement precaution about neuropsychiatric events based on postmarketing reports (mostly in children from Japan) of self-injury and delirium with the use of tamiflu in patients with influenza. GARDASIL The human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus that is spread by unprotected sexual intercourse, affects more than half of the world's population. HPV can cause genital warts and in rare cases cervical cancer. Of those who are infected, however, 95% are asymptomatic and never know they have HPV." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"Yet another campaign, this one for the antiviral drug tamiflu, targeted children by showing the tap-dancing penguins from the movie Happy Feet. There is a kind of madness in it. The drug companies pay hundreds of millions of dollars in government fines for promoting their products illegally and hundreds of millions of dollars more to the families of the victims who suffered or died, then raise their prices and promote their products even harder." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.)

"Less than 1% of patients discontinued tamiflu prematurely in clinical trials due to nausea or vomiting (Treanor et al. 2000). In December 2000, the FDA granted approval of tamiflu for the treatment of acute illness due to influenza in children (1 year and older) who have been symptomatic for no more than 2 days. The results of pediatric clinical studies show that tamiflu teduced the duration of influenza by 1.5 days (26%) in children ages 1-12 when given within 2 days of onset of symptoms (Whitley et al. 2001)." - The Life Extension Editorial Staff, Disease Prevention and Treatment (Get the book.)

"The Boston Globe reported that alarmed infectious disease specialists have indicated that excessive use of tamiflu and other antiviral drugs could lead to the emergence of flu strains that do not respond to anti-virals, making both avian and regular flu strains even more of a health threat. Yet another reason for using a natural protocol is raised and as usual, ignored by medical authorities. Dr. Klenner is right though, medical authorities would standby and watch millions die rather than entertain the thought that it all could be stopped by using vitamin C and magnesium chloride." - Mark Sircus, Transdermal Magnesium Therapy (Get the book.) "The caution on pregnant women, or those considering becoming pregnant, should serve to turn away a good deal of the population thinking of using tamiflu. If it is too toxic for mother and fetus, it is too toxic for you. "Are we prepared today? Clearly no," said Dr. Hayden of the University of Virginia Health Science Center. From personal medicine cabinets to the White House, the focus recently is on a killer flu epidemic that is going to hit like a huge asteroid." - Mark Sircus, Transdermal Magnesium Therapy (Get the book.) "Instead of weakening the body with the toxic substances found in tamiflu, other drugs and vaccines, we strengthen the cells from their roots up. A great part of an individual's vulnerability to influenza is a combination of nutritional deficiencies and enormous toxic buildup from environmental poisons, toxic containing foods and noxious drugs. The first physician to aggressively use vitamin C to cure diseases was Frederick R. Klenner, M.D.3 beginning back in the early 1940's. Dr. Klenner consistently cured chicken pox, measles, mumps, tetanus and polio4 with huge doses of the vitamin." - Mark Sircus, Transdermal Magnesium Therapy (Get the book.)

"The average dosage of tamiflu for children older than 13 and adults is 75 mg twice daily for five days, taken with food to prevent stomach upset. Severe and hospitalized cases require 150 mg twice daily for ten to 14 days. If you've been exposed, the recommended dosage is 75 mg daily for seven days. These are average recommended dosages, but medical opinion changes; therefore consult with your prescribing physician for the most current information. You can also find information on the CDC and WHO websites." - J. E. Williams, Beating the Flu: The Natural Prescription for Surviving Pandemic Influenza and Bird Flu (Get the book.) "Shikimic acid, found in Chinese star anise (lllicium verum), is actually the starting compound for making the antiviral drug tamiflu. Spicing up your herbal teas with a few anise buds may not stop the flu, but it could be part of kitchen combat to keep your Flu-Fighting Culinary Spices spice benefits Anise (Pimpinella anisum) Aids in digestion and helps stop coughing. Basil (Ocymum basilium) Helps clear head congestion during a cold. Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) Helps digestion of dairy products and soothes the stomach to treat indigestion." - J. E. Williams, Beating the Flu: The Natural Prescription for Surviving Pandemic Influenza and Bird Flu (Get the book.) "Peramivir, a drug in the same class of antiviral medications as tamiflu, blocks the viral life cycle and is being tested for single intravenous use against influenza virus. Results so far look favorable, but peramivir is associated with the same concern as all antiviral drugs: Widespread use could trigger drug resistance. First developed in 1987, it was poorly absorbed by the body when given as a pill and was therefore not effective. Researchers investigating its effectiveness when introduced directly into a vein and possibly as an intramuscular injection are finding that this seems to work." - J. E. Williams, Beating the Flu: The Natural Prescription for Surviving Pandemic Influenza and Bird Flu (Get the book.) "When used correctly, and barring drug resistance, these drugs can reduce the spread of infection and possibly slow down a fast-moving pandemic. tamiflu is considered the more effective and easiest to take. There appears to be no greater benefit from taking a 150 mg dosage versus 75 mg. Though both drugs may reduce the risk of respiratory complications of the flu, adverse effects can result from taking them. Possible side effects include nausea and vomiting, as well as skin rashes, dizziness, and tightening of the airways. Pregnant women should avoid taking these drugs." - J. E. Williams, Beating the Flu: The Natural Prescription for Surviving Pandemic Influenza and Bird Flu (Get the book.)

"More recently, Gilead developed and now owns the rights to tamiflu, the untested avian influenza treatment, the development of which has secured millions of dollars in research support from the US Government. Organon has ridden all criticism of its implant treatment in Britain. It has done this almost entirely by exercising the powerful links with its parent company and its friends in the corridors of power. Organon is served and protected by some of the most powerful business interests and directors in the developed world." - Martin J. Walker, HRT Licensed to Kill and Maim: The Unheard Voices of Women Damaged by Hormone Replacement Therapy (Get the book.)

"In 2000 the firm began selling tamiflu, a pill available by prescription. Tests showed that, taken daily, the pill shortened the duration of a person's flu symptoms by about a day, but, more important, reduced the symptoms' severity. As Hoffman-La Roche and the FDA monitored the drug's use in its first year, they found that if a healthy person took tamiflu each day during a local outbreak, he would be less likely to get the flu in the first place. The FDA cautioned that the drug did not compare to vaccine in its potential preventive qualities, but was intriguing nonetheless." - Elinor Levy, Mark Fischetti, The New Killer Diseases: How the Alarming Evolution of Germs Threatens Us All (Get the book.)

"These are all the reasons tamiflu should be avoided: Aches and pains Indigestion Allergic reactions sometimes leading to shock Liver problems Asthma ?" - Mark Sircus, Transdermal Magnesium Therapy (Get the book.)

"Even though ribavirin functions via a different mechanism to inhibit viral replication than tamiflu, there are no studies in which ribavirin and tamiflu have been combined, so the safety of using these two dmgs togethet has not yet been established. ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES To achieve fast recovery when stricken with the flu, it is important to take immediate steps to boost immune function and interfere with viral replication. Although antiviral dmgs have shown benefit, many flu victims cannot gain immediate access to these medications." - The Life Extension Editorial Staff, Disease Prevention and Treatment (Get the book.)

"Like the tamiflu product, the drug interferes with the virus's antigens, which latch onto healthy cells and then bore in. The university's research was funded by ViroPharma Inc., which had begun petitioning the FDA for approval to market the drug in pill form. Another company, Agouron Pharmaceuticals, was in phase-two trials of a nasal spray providing similar results." - Elinor Levy, Mark Fischetti, The New Killer Diseases: How the Alarming Evolution of Germs Threatens Us All (Get the book.)

"Treatment should begin within 2 days after onset of symptoms. tamiflu is generally well tolerated. The most frequently reported adverse side effects were mild to moderate, transient nausea or vomiting. Other events reported more frequently than with placebo were bronchitis, insomnia, and vertigo. Less than 1% of patients discontinued tamiflu prematurely in clinical trials due to nausea or vomiting (Treanor et al. 2000)." - The Life Extension Editorial Staff, Disease Prevention and Treatment (Get the book.)

"As Hoffman-La Roche and the FDA monitored the drug's use in its first year, they found that if a healthy person took tamiflu each day during a local outbreak, he would be less likely to get the flu in the first place. The FDA cautioned that the drug did not compare to vaccine in its potential preventive qualities, but was intriguing nonetheless. Of course, a cure would be the best news of all. And because millions of people catch influenza annually, a cure could pay off handsomely. Corporate researchers have been after this grail for years, yet no solution has emerged." - Elinor Levy, Mark Fischetti, The New Killer Diseases: How the Alarming Evolution of Germs Threatens Us All (Get the book.)

"Even though ribavirin functions via a different mechanism to inhibit viral replication than tamiflu, there are no studies in which ribavirin and tamiflu have been combined, so the safety of using these two dmgs togethet has not yet been established. ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES To achieve fast recovery when stricken with the flu, it is important to take immediate steps to boost immune function and interfere with viral replication. Although antiviral dmgs have shown benefit, many flu victims cannot gain immediate access to these medications." - The Life Extension Editorial Staff, Disease Prevention and Treatment (Get the book.)

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