by Ashley Staker on November 4, 2010
With autumn around the corner, the flu is too. This is exactly the right time to begin preparing your body to fight if off, says Leo Galland, MD, founder and director of the Foundation for Integrated Medicine in New York City and creator of www.PillAdvised.com. Dr. Galland urges his patients to amp up their immune [...]
by Ashley Staker on August 9, 2010
Since last year’s H1N1 pandemic, the FDA has tried to stay on top of this year’s vaccines to avoid a second such debacle. This week came the announcement from the FDA that it had approved vaccines for the 2010-2011 influenza season in the United States. This year’s seasonal influenza vaccine protects against three strains of influenza, [...]
by Ashley Staker on February 28, 2010
It can be hard knowing whether or not statins will help you survive the flu season; we are going to attempt to clarify what will and will not help you. At a recent meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, researchers in Oregon made a surprising announcement: Among patients hospitalized with the flu, those [...]