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"Hong Kong has been the epicenter for previous influenza pandemics and for SARS. It has wealth, highly trained scientists, skilled doctors, sufficient allied healthcare and paramedical workers, and the political will to survive a pandemic. It also has all the right ingredients for an epidemiological disaster. Tens of millions of people pass through its already teaming population each year. Many of its agricultural practices are not modernized." - J. E. Williams, Beating the Flu: The Natural Prescription for Surviving Pandemic influenza and Bird Flu (Get the book.)

"Thus influenza bacillus may exist and not produce disease; on the other hand, it may be absent and we may still suffer from 'influenza'. This leads to the question, 'what is the significance of a term like influenza'? Does the name denote merely a group of clinical signs and symptoms? Or does it signify that the cause is a specific germ? It is, of course, arguable that if it is not this specific germ, it must be some others; it may be so; but does this not show there is a tendency in some quarters to make a fetish of the germ theory?" - Roberta Bivins, Alternative Medicine?: A History (Get the book.)

"As an influenza vaccine adjuvant, synthetic thymosin improves immunization rates in older people. Thymus extract is considered safe and without toxic effects. As with all medicinal protein substances, allergic reactions are possible but extremely rare. DHEA: Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is an androgenic (a substance associated with male features) hormone with immune enhancing properties. Levels fall during aging, and supplementation with DHEA, especially for the elderly, can help improve resistance to infection." - J. E. Williams, Beating the Flu: The Natural Prescription for Surviving Pandemic influenza and Bird Flu (Get the book.) "The Middle East has nearly no medical infrastructure and is one of the most unprepared regions in the world. An influenza pandemic is no longer a farfetched speculation. It is not a matter of if, but when. For now, you may not be able to rely completely on governments or agencies to prevent a pandemic or to protect us if one comes. Knowledge is power. You have to learn how to protect yourself and your family by utilizing the power of nature and science." - J. E. Williams, Beating the Flu: The Natural Prescription for Surviving Pandemic influenza and Bird Flu (Get the book.)

"INFLUENZA: Several studies have shown the effectiveness of elderberry in killing influenza strains A and B. In one study, sixty patients who had influenza-like symptoms for less than two days were randomized in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. In those receiving elderberry extract, less medication was required and symptoms were relieved an average of four days earlier compared to those who had received the placebo. In another study with an elderberry-treated group, over ninety-three percent of participants experienced significant relief, including the absence of fever, within two days." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.) "Warm elderberry wine is a remedy for sore throat and influenza, and induces perspiration to reverse the effects of a chill. The juice from the berries is an old-fashioned cure for colds, and is also said to relieve asthma and bronchitis. Infusions of the fruit are beneficial for nerve disorders and back pain, and have been used to reduce inflammation of the urinary tract and bladder. Throw Me a Lifesaver! INFLUENZA: Several studies have shown the effectiveness of elderberry in killing influenza strains A and B." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"Theoretically, immunoglobulins should also work against influenza virus. Extensive use over a period of years has demonstrated that IVIg is a safe, nontoxic therapy with virtually no side effects. Intramuscular injections of gamma globulin are considered safe and are screened to be free of impurities and contagious viruses. IVIg or intramuscular injections of gamma globulin may interact with live virus vaccines, reducing their immunization effectiveness. Since immunoglobulins are proteins, even purified medical forms may cause allergic reactions." - J. E. Williams, Beating the Flu: The Natural Prescription for Surviving Pandemic influenza and Bird Flu (Get the book.)

"If a "dirty bomb" exposed a large segment of US citizens simultaneously to Hepatitis B, Hepatitis A, tetanus, pertussis, diphtheria, Haemophilus influenza B, three strains of polio viruses, 3 strains of influenza viruses, measles, mumps, and rubella viruses, the chickenpox virus, and 7 strains of Streptococcus bacteria, we would declare a national emergency. We would call it an "extreme act of BIOTERRORISM." The public outcry would be immense and our government would act accordingly." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Unfortunately, it turns out that this influenza vaccine bestows no particular advantage against dying from the flu or any related cause. Indeed flu season mortality for older people declined from the late 1960s through the early 1980s. Since then it has remained constant.21 Thus, what we expected was not what actually happened. Were a standard medical practice such as influenza vaccines to disappear, the effect on mortality among the elderly would be negligible. The example seemed to illustrate our thesis. Perhaps we actually could assess medicine's performance with a thought experiment." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.)

"For example, I even thought an inoculation against influenza would be the perfect idea. I had to learn the hard way that inoculation is often a lie and only helps to fill the pockets of some pharmaceutical companies. After receiving a preventative inoculation against influenza at one point in my life, I came down with the flu like never before, and never after that. Later I obtained the information that the pharmaceutical industry often uses mercury - and they label it with very different scientific names to hide it - to preserve the vaccine over a long time." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.)

"The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare grew concerned that the United States might be about to see another large national flu pandemic, involving numbers of influenza deaths reminiscent of the flu pandemic of 1918. The federal government deemed it prudent to vaccinate all Americans. In October 1976, the National influenza Immunization Program officially began. Initially, nearly 1 million Americans were vaccinated each week, with the number growing to more than 4 million a week by the end of that first month." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"If a "dirty bomb" exposed a large segment of US citizens simultaneously to Hepatitis B, Hepatitis A, tetanus, pertussis, diphtheria, Haemophilus influenza B, three strains of polio viruses, 3 strains of influenza viruses, measles, mumps, and rubella viruses, the chickenpox virus, and 7 strains of Streptococcus bacteria, we would declare a national emergency. We would call it an "extreme act of BIOTERRORISM." The public outcry would be immense and our government would act accordingly." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"This is a very promising discovery, since influenza causes many deaths throughout the world. A study of mice demonstrated the anti-influenza action of polyphenols in animals. When one group of mice was infected with the influenza virus, all died within ten days. However, when a second group of mice was given polyphenols right after being exposed to the virus, all of the mice survived.17 Perhaps the most exciting research about green tea and viruses has to do with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS." - Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews, The Green Tea Book (Get the book.)

"Examples of viral infections include the common cold, influenza, tonsillitis, measles, certain bladder infections, smallpox, encephalitis, croup, AIDS, cold sores (herpes virus), and mononucleosis. Enzymes can be used to improve digestion and support nutrient absorption, to promote protease in the bloodstream that the immune system can use to break down the protein-based viruses, and balance the body's pH levels to promote overall health." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"Acute myocardial infarction. influenza. Asthma. Automobile accident. The rare assault. The death certificates keep coming and coming, about five hundred every week. McDowell, a short man with a wide mind for details, says the endless reports on the dead have never bothered him. He rarely looks at the names. A computer helps catalog the deceased. The machine spits out cases that don't fit the federal government's classification rules. McDowell processes these cases—about a hundred each week—by hand, often calling the physician who signed the certificate if something doesn't make sense." - 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.)

"The incubation period is one to three days. influenza may also increase susceptibility to pneumonia, sinus problems, ear infections, and other bacterial and viral infections because it weakens the immune system. Recommendations include seeking treatment from a medical professional if you are at risk for further complications (if you are elderly, are immunosup-pressed, or have cardiovascular or pulmonary disease). If you are not at risk, recommendations include increasing hydration, rest, support of the immune and digestive systems, and reducing mucus production." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"Older people and children, who are most susceptible to severe influenza infection, often are the very people with vitamin D and dietary deficiencies. Other major sources of serious infections in the United States?hospitals and nursing homes—are responsible for most complications, costs, and deaths due to hospitalization. We know that institutionalized people are at very high risk for vitamin D deficiency due to lack of sun exposure. Hospital-acquired infections are four times more common in African Americans and others with high melanin content." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.) "Susceptibility to chronic or recurrent infections such as tuberculosis, hepatitis C, HIV, and even influenza all have ties to D- deficiency. It's smart to simplify your life by giving your immune system a big boost via the Vitamin D Cure. Lowering Your Risk The recommendations in the Vitamin D Cure are estimated to lower your risk of autoimmune diseases by 50 to 90 percent depending on how early in childhood normalization of vitamin D and lifestyle changes occur. The earlier in pregnancy the changes occur, the lower the risk of autoimmunity for that new life." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"An infection caused by the influenza virus. A contagious viral illness that strikes quickly and severely. Signs include high fever, chills, body aches, runny nose, sore throat, and headache. gangrene—Death or pervasive decay of body tissue, usually caused by loss of blood flow. gastroparesis—A form of nerve damage that affects the stomach. gestational diabetes—A type of diabetes that can occur in pregnant women who have not been known to have diabetes before." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"FLU See influenza. *High Amylase Formula with every meal (more may be taken if necessary) Purpose: For the proper digestion of carbohydrates, especially grains, raw vegetables, and legumes Each serving should contain approximately: FUNGUS See candidiasis, ringworm. GALLBLADDER IMBALANCES The gallbladder is a small muscular sac that lies under the liver and expels bile through the common bile duct into the duodenum, which is the first and shortest part of the small intestine and is where most chemical digestion takes place." - Tom Bohager, Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes to Treat Everything from Digestive Problems and Allergies to Migraines and Arthritis (Get the book.)

"Most parents didn't hear about this study, just as they didn't hear about the 2006 study that demonstrated that small amounts of thimerosal, smaller than what is found in one influenza vaccine, can damage the immune system. Glossary of Environmental Health Terms The majority of these definitions have been adopted from the glossary of terms published by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Absorption: How a chemical enters a person's blood after the chemical has been swallowed, has come into contact with the skin, or has been breathed in." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"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. To be useful, they both need to be taken within 48 hours of the onset of flu symptoms. Tamiflu has been approved for treatment of the flu in children over the age of one and for prevention of the flu in patients over age thirteen. Side effects of both medications include swelling of the sinuses, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. Patients with asthma or COPD may experience breathing problems." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (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.)

"MMS has also been used successfully for many other serious illnesses, including Hepatitis A, B, & C, typhoid, most cancers, herpes, pneumonia, food poisoning, tuberculosis, asthma, and influenza. The following is a quote from a book by Jim Humble, the discoverer of MMS and the author of the book, Breakthrough . . . the Miracle Mineral Supplement of the 21st Century: "While first developed to address Malaria in Africa, it has now been shown to address any disease condition that is directly or indirectly related to pathogens." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"One review of medical disorders associated with depression listed more than twenty-five causes including Cushing's, thyroid disorders, AIDS, diabetes, hepatitis, influenza, brain tumors, heart attack, Parkinson's disease, lupus, and viral pneumonia.7 Beyond drugs, anything that impairs brain function can become spellbinding. Many individuals with debilitating disorders, such as even relatively minor cases of the flu, often fail to perceive how ill and in need of help they are, and have to be encouraged to eat, drink, and otherwise take care of themselves." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.)

"A recent study found that NAC (N-acetyl L-cysteine) could reduce the effects of common viral infections such as influenza. In this study of 262, mostly elderly, people, those given NAC (600 mg twice daily for six months) experienced a significant decrease in influenzalike episodes, severity of symptoms, and length of time in the bed as compared to matched controls. The study also demonstrated that those taking the NAC had a better immune response than the controls. While they still were infected by the virus, their symptoms were mild compared to those who did not take the supplement." - Russell L. Blaylock, M.D., Health and Nutrition Secrets (Get the book.)

"Neither it nor other common bacteria transmitted influenza to the animals. Even when the scientists inoculated ferrets with a combination of Pfeiffer's bacillus and the filtrate, the bacteria seemed unimportant. The animals had essentially the same disease as they had when they were inoculated with only the filtrate. So Shope's troubling findings did not seem to hold up. Pfeiffer's bacillus did not seem to be amplifying the symptoms of flu." - Gina Kolata, Flu : The Story Of The Great influenza Pandemic (Get the book.) "If the doctors wanted to deliberately transmit the 1918 flu, what better subjects? Was influenza really so easily transmitted? the doctors asked. Why did some people get it and others not? Why did it kill the young and healthy? Could the wartime disruptions and movements of troops explain the spread of the flu? If it was as contagious as it seemed, how was it being spread? What kind of microorganism was causing the illness? The normal way to try to answer such questions would be to study the spread of the disease in animals." - Gina Kolata, Flu : The Story Of The Great influenza Pandemic (Get the book.)

"There are several vaccines that still contain thimerosal including the majority of influenza vaccines; the doctor also made no mention of all the other thimerosal-contaminated vaccines he'd administered before the CDC recommended phasing it out in 1999. "What if a mother expresses doubts about getting five vaccines at once? What if she prefers to have the vaccines spread out over a longer period of time?" "Well, then," he said simply, "in that case I recommend them to another pediatrician." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

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