[WildRose]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Timo', 'W')ell over 100 people admitted to one of our hospitals in the past two weeks with "the flu." I'm not sure if it's H1N1, but it's the flu, nonetheless. Bad enough to put 100+ people in the emergency room. I've never had a flu shot, ever. Just fighting all of the other bacteria and viruses out there keeps me plenty busy. 104 actually sounds pretty nice right now. The heat in my building has been broken since last Tuesday. You can almost see your breath in my office.

[Pops]

I've heard some about H1N1 plus "novo virus" well.

Here's a map an other stuff
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm

[Timo]

The Virgin Islands look like a pretty darned-tootin' vacation destination this winter! An oasis from the flu! Sandy beaches and warm temps are just a side benefit.

[WildRose]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pops', 'I')'ve heard some about H1N1 plus "novo virus" well.

Here's a map an other stuff
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm

[WildRose]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Timo', 'T')he Virgin Islands look like a pretty darned-tootin' vacation destination this winter! An oasis from the flu! Sandy beaches and warm temps are just a side benefit.

[Loki]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('WildRose', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pops', 'I')'ve heard some about H1N1 plus "novo virus" well.

Here's a map an other stuff
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm

[WildRose]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Loki', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('WildRose', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pops', 'I')'ve heard some about H1N1 plus "novo virus" well.

Here's a map an other stuff
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/usmap.htm

[Loki]

I googled flu deaths. Lots of hits. I found this article on H1N1 in Oregon:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', ' ')PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon's flu season has arrived early, with scores of patients visiting emergency rooms and at least seven deaths caused by the infectious disease.

Portland-area hospitals reported 179 flu-related hospitalizations from the start of the season through Dec. 28. The hospitals said seven people have died from flu through Monday.

The statewide number of deaths was not available. The Oregon Public Health Division does not tally adult flu deaths, only those of young people. There has been one of those — a 5-year-old boy who died at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland.

The H1N1 virus is the predominant flu strain circulating now. It hits the young and middle-age people particularly hard. Dr. Ann Thomas of the state Public Health Division said 84 percent of those requiring hospitalization in the Portland area were younger than 65, and that's "quite unusual."

Thomas has been tracking Oregon flu seasons for 10 years, and says it almost always peaks in late February and early March.

"The only other time we've had this many hospitalizations before Christmas was in 2009, the pandemic," she said. "It's interesting that it's the same strain of flu that's circulating."

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/01/06/ ... rylink=cpy

[Loki]

Google's flu trend site shows a high trend since late December in Oregon. So far it's a lot lower than last year, but higher than most years since 2007.

[KaiserJeep]

So far in the relatively mild SF Bay Area climate, there have been 18 deaths associated with H1N1 this season. The usual average for all strains of influenza is approximately 10 deaths for the entire season. These figures are from a local area newscast on Channel 5 last night. The PBS News Hour called the nationwide average for fatalities "more than twice normal" yesterday.

Local vaccination rates are described as "average" in the media. In most years in this area about 40% get vaccinated, a combination of oral vaccines given to young children and shots given to elderly patients.

[Ayoob]

Take ginseng starting 8 weeks before the start of flu season, and watch your likely infection rate drop by 80%, and the duration of any symptoms drop by 80%. By contrast, the flu shot is about 45% effective at blocking the flu, and has no effect on the symptoms if you DO get sick.

http://web.ebscohost.com.proxy.foley.go ... 4&hid=4212

I was amazed. In my last pharmacology class, I researched Ginseng as a "community medication." It turns out that Ginseng has been widely studied by peer-reviewed researchers and seems to have a positive effect on people with pre-diabetes, depression, and susceptibility to the flu. Sad to say, most of the herbal medications were not so effective. St Johns Wort... nope. Saw palmetto... nope. Cranberry juice... nope. Better effectiveness with cranberry pills vs the juice due to compliance issues. Almost all the OTC remedies were bunk. Ginseng had good science behind it, and I will be prescribing i to my patients soon.

It takes 8 weeks of daily dosing to ramp up your immune system as a defense against the flu, so start early. The effects attenuate at about six months, so it may be your best bet to start taking Ginseng in the fall and the early part of winter. That covers most of flu season and has lots of other good effects when the cold and dark set in.

[WildRose]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('KaiserJeep', 'S')o far in the relatively mild SF Bay Area climate, there have been 18 deaths associated with H1N1 this season. The usual average for all strains of influenza is approximately 10 deaths for the entire season. These figures are from a local area newscast on Channel 5 last night. The PBS News Hour called the nationwide average for fatalities "more than twice normal" yesterday.

Local vaccination rates are described as "average" in the media. In most years in this area about 40% get vaccinated, a combination of oral vaccines given to young children and shots given to elderly patients.

[WildRose]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ayoob', 'T')ake ginseng starting 8 weeks before the start of flu season, and watch your likely infection rate drop by 80%, and the duration of any symptoms drop by 80%. By contrast, the flu shot is about 45% effective at blocking the flu, and has no effect on the symptoms if you DO get sick.

http://web.ebscohost.com.proxy.foley.go ... 4&hid=4212

I was amazed. In my last pharmacology class, I researched Ginseng as a "community medication." It turns out that Ginseng has been widely studied by peer-reviewed researchers and seems to have a positive effect on people with pre-diabetes, depression, and susceptibility to the flu. Sad to say, most of the herbal medications were not so effective. St Johns Wort... nope. Saw palmetto... nope. Cranberry juice... nope. Better effectiveness with cranberry pills vs the juice due to compliance issues. Almost all the OTC remedies were bunk. Ginseng had good science behind it, and I will be prescribing i to my patients soon.

It takes 8 weeks of daily dosing to ramp up your immune system as a defense against the flu, so start early. The effects attenuate at about six months, so it may be your best bet to start taking Ginseng in the fall and the early part of winter. That covers most of flu season and has lots of other good effects when the cold and dark set in.

[Loki]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('WildRose', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('KaiserJeep', 'S')o far in the relatively mild SF Bay Area climate, there have been 18 deaths associated with H1N1 this season. The usual average for all strains of influenza is approximately 10 deaths for the entire season. These figures are from a local area newscast on Channel 5 last night. The PBS News Hour called the nationwide average for fatalities "more than twice normal" yesterday.

Local vaccination rates are described as "average" in the media. In most years in this area about 40% get vaccinated, a combination of oral vaccines given to young children and shots given to elderly patients.

[WildRose]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Loki', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('WildRose', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('KaiserJeep', 'S')o far in the relatively mild SF Bay Area climate, there have been 18 deaths associated with H1N1 this season. The usual average for all strains of influenza is approximately 10 deaths for the entire season. These figures are from a local area newscast on Channel 5 last night. The PBS News Hour called the nationwide average for fatalities "more than twice normal" yesterday.

Local vaccination rates are described as "average" in the media. In most years in this area about 40% get vaccinated, a combination of oral vaccines given to young children and shots given to elderly patients.

[Keith_McClary]

Since they ran out of vaccine, this is the message:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'P')erplexingly, last year's flu season was harsher than this year's — or at least from what can be seen to date. But the main strain this year, H1N1, can hit young and middle-aged adults very hard. Reports of people in that demographic being hospitalized, placed in intensive care and occasionally even dying have received heavy media coverage.

That has spiked the public's perception of risk, experts suggest. Add to that word of potential vaccine shortages, and Canada is seeing the flu shot equivalent of a run on the bank.

"The key here is that this is a normal flu season," Dr. Gregory Taylor, Canada's deputy chief public health officer, stressed in an interview Friday.

"This issue is not because of increased disease. This issue is because of increased demand."
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/flu-vacci ... -1.2491983

[WildRose]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Keith_McClary', 'S')ince they ran out of vaccine, this is the message:
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'P')erplexingly, last year's flu season was harsher than this year's — or at least from what can be seen to date. But the main strain this year, H1N1, can hit young and middle-aged adults very hard. Reports of people in that demographic being hospitalized, placed in intensive care and occasionally even dying have received heavy media coverage.

That has spiked the public's perception of risk, experts suggest. Add to that word of potential vaccine shortages, and Canada is seeing the flu shot equivalent of a run on the bank.

"The key here is that this is a normal flu season," Dr. Gregory Taylor, Canada's deputy chief public health officer, stressed in an interview Friday.

"This issue is not because of increased disease. This issue is because of increased demand."
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/flu-vacci ... -1.2491983

[jupiters_release]

My brother and his wife both got the flu really bad for a week in Southern California. +102 temps. Neither eat animal fat and chide me for eating fatty pork five days a week. But I haven't been sick since I got my amalgams pulled seven years ago, no flu shots for me either. They're just a scam anyways.

[Subjectivist]

My wife the Nurse demanded that I get a flu shot. Spen half an hour waiting in line at Walgreens, the only place I could find that had not run out of doses as of today. The good news is the insurance covered the cost of the shot.

[jupiters_release]

What 'preservative' they using in the shots these days?