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Re: Nasty Cold

Posted by Daniel H on January 15, 2015, 8:48 pm, in reply to "Nasty Cold"
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I had one of my worst days today of a cold that has come and gone a few times
with the most recent episode starting about 2 days ago. Remedies depend on who
you talk to, everyone has an opinion recommending something that either worked
for them or a friend. The remedies are so varied that I tend to think they
are all placebos with cures rooted in credibility and features. Shots better
than capsules better than tablets etc.

Wikipedia has lots on colds, the more severe of which are influenza, which
seems to be what we are dealing with here. One paragraph really jumped out.

Antibiotics and antivirals

Antibiotics have no effect against viral infections and thus have no effect
against the viruses that cause the common cold.[65] Due to their side effects,
antibiotics cause overall harm, but are still frequently prescribed.[65][66]
Some of the reasons that antibiotics are so commonly prescribed include
people's expectations for them, physician's' desire to help, and the difficulty
in excluding complications that may be amenable to antibiotics.[67] There are
no effective antiviral drugs for the common cold even though some preliminary
research has shown benefits.[50][68]

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One thing is for sure, there is very little to nothing being done to
prevent the spread of these colds from person to person. I see people working
at stores sneeze into their hand then hand me my change just for one example.
In one of the articles below I was surprised to read that you have to wash
your hands for at least 15 seconds for it to be effective. I wash my hands
a lot, usually with antibacterial soap, but I don't spend that much time.

Here are a couple of other articles I found in the brief time I worked on this.

Can liquor be used as an emergency antiseptic?

Flu prevention advice nothing to sneeze at

Does Wearing a Mask Prevent the Flu?

Vitamin D Proven More Effective Than Both Anti-Viral Drugs and Vaccines at Preventing the Flu

The article below blew me away when I read it this morning! There is so
much information at our fingertips and we are learning that doctors
don't necessarily know it all.

Man Saves Wife’s Sight by 3D Printing Her Tumor

http://makezine.com/magazine/hands-on-health-care/

http://www.reddit.com/r/UpliftingNews/comments/2seh2w/man_saves_wifes_sight_by_3d_printing_her_brain/








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