Flu Drug is Killing People
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating reports
that the deaths of 12 Japanese children may be linked to the
anti-viral drug Tamiflu. The possibility has caused alarm, since
millions of doses of the drug are currently being stockpiled for
use in a potential flu pandemic.
Also Linked to Seizures
Tamiflu has also been linked to neuropsychiatric incidents in
children, including seizures, loss of consciousness, and
delirium.
Jumping Off of Roofs
The reportsmention incidents including:- A14-year-old boy
with flu took a dose of Tamiflu and two hours later fell from
the ninth floor of his apartment building
- Another child,
hours after taking a dose, jumped from the second floor of his
house into deep snow
Tamiflu Used FAR More Frequently in Japan
However, it is important to realize that the reasonTamiflu side
effects may show up earlier in Japan is thatTamiflu is used12
times more frequentlyin Japan than in the United States-- 11.6
million prescriptions for children in Japan between 2001 and
2005, compared to about 872,000 during that same period in the
United States.
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Dr. Mercola's Comment:
I swear this whole bird flu saga is something straight from some
television mini-series or fiction novel. However, as you know,
you couldn't make up a story like this tale of greed and
political corruption.
Earlier this year the United Statesplaced an order for 20
million doses of this worthless drug at a price of $100 per
dose. That comes to a staggering $2 billion.It was abundantly
clear that this drug was not going to help anyone with the flu,
and now we find out that this drug has a serious potential of
killing children that take it.
To add insult to injury, the drug companies have made a sweet
arrangement with the U.S. government that they are not liable
for any ofthe side effects from the drugs. President Bush's
$7.1-billion pandemic flu plan seeks broad limits on lawsuits
against producers of vaccines and antiviral drugs, but is silent
on how those injured or killed by adverse reactions might be
compensated.
The liability shield is contained in the Pandemic Flu
Countermeasure Liability Protection Act of 2005. It would
protect producers and distributors of emergency vaccines from
injury suits except in cases of "willful misconduct," a term to
be defined later by the attorney general and the secretary of
Health and Human Services.
So,even if these drugs or vaccineswind up killing innocent
children, these companies will not be held liable. But you don't
have to worry as on Saturday the FDA aannounced that Tamiflu was
safe. Of course, this is the same agency that gave Vioxx its
safetly blessing before it killed 55,000 people.
When Tamiflu kills U.S. children, Roche will plead that they had
no idea it could do such a thing! They will claim reports such
as this one out of Japan were unverified, and that there was no
way they could have known it was a problem.
It just doesn't get much worse than that.When will America wake
up and say enough is enough?
If this bothers you as much as it does me, you will want to be
on the alert for a special animation I have created that could
make a major difference in this country by helping people
realize that we are not hopeless and that we can make a
difference. I plan on releasing the video the first week of
January, and we hope it will gain as much national attention as
the Jib Jab video did last year.
Not that they will make any great efforts to find out if it is a
problem -- if you've been paying attention to the way the drug
companies operate, you know that any potential problem with
their drugs is something they want to find out about after it
has been sold to millions of people, not before.
As you probably understand by now, drugs are rarely the answer
to your health problems. And vaccinations are a dangerous
alternative to simply taking care of yourself.
Vaccines, which often contain mercury, are linked to several
chronic illnesses including:- Autism
- Allergies
- Behavioral disorders
- Ear infections
An essential resource for anyone interested in protecting their
health and the health of their loved ones is Vaccines: What CDC
Documents and Science Reveal, a two-hour video by world-renowned
vaccine expert Dr. Sherri Tenpenny. The video is the culmination
of Dr. Tenpenny's three-year investigation into the real story
behind vaccines. The facts on several crucial areas are covered
including: - How vaccines can cause illnesses
- The very
real link between vaccines and developmental learning and
behavioral disorders in children
- How vaccines have never
been proven safe
- The ingredients and contaminants in
vaccines and why they're detrimental to your health
- How
vaccine studies are seriously flawed
If you want to avoid catching the flu, drugs and vaccinesare not
the answer. Your body and health are better served by addressing
the reasons why the immune system is impaired, which allows it
to acquire the infection to begin with.
Here are some much healthier and less expensive steps you can
take: - Avoid sugar
- Get enough rest
- Eat garlic
regularly
- Don't let stress overwhelm you
- Exercise
regularly
- Wash your hands