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Flu.......?
I have the flu and i was wondering for those who have also had the flu before, what medicine worked best besides the prescription. (advil, Tylenol,...?)

you can't cure the flu. It's a virus. so you just have to tough it out. Sorry

How is Swine Flu different from regular flu?
Seasonal Flu (regular flu) infects millions of people every year. It's fair to say it's a common ailment, just like a cold. Regular flu also kills thousands of people each year... Of all the swine flu cases I heard about, most people are getting better, just like with a regular flu. Of course if you're elderly or a newborn or an immunodeficient person, well, the flu might be harder to treat and may kill you, but that's not news! Are we panicking over nothing?

It's not really different from the "regular flu". And yes, some people are majorly overreacting. The media is often creating unnecessary panic in gullible people by focusing on a variety of diseases that turn out to be no big deal. Anyone remember West Nile Virus? SARS? Bird flu? If you hardly do it's because not much ever came of any of those things. Take a clue, people.

Site updated : December 15, 2009

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