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Here is something rare: a medical columnist in the mainstream media warning people that Big Pharma’s flu products are ineffective! I guess he got tired of seeing him and his family suffer from the flu while using Big Pharma’s products to supposedly protect them from the flu.
The Myth of Tamiflu: 5 Things You Should Know
Influenza-like-illness is sweeping the country with the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention reporting that most areas of the country experiencing high rates. I should know, my family is in the midst of it despite having been vaccinated. This year may rival some of the worst years in recent history.
These illnesses are more than uncomfortable – they can cause life-threatening complications. Worries about complications lead many people to want to be prepared with a treatment. I have a friend who once stockpiled Tamiflu, an antiviral agent sold by Roche, wanting to be prepared to protect his friends and family. He was not alone. The US actually reportedly stockpiled $1.5 billion of the drug prior to the global outbreak of H1N1 influenza and while the vaccine was being prepared.
The problem is that we actually know little about the effectiveness and safety of Tamiflu – and Roche is not willing to share all the relevant data they have. Last year the Cochrane group, the world’s most respected organization devoted to synthesizing evidence and providing assessments on medical interventions, updated their review of the Tamiflu studies. If you are enamored by the idea of Tamiflu, then here are 5 things you should know from their report.
Read the Full Article Here. Please click through and read it, so that mainstream media sources can see how much traffic and interest there is when the truth is published about Big Pharma.
See Also:
The Tamiflu Deception
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