Comments on: H1N1: The New Spanish Flu? http://www.mygreenfamily.ca/2009/10/h1n1-the-new-spanish-flu/ Going green and living with autism Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:41:59 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: dabid http://www.mygreenfamily.ca/2009/10/h1n1-the-new-spanish-flu/#comment-336 dabid Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:32:18 +0000 http://www.mygreenfamily.ca/?p=342#comment-336 I can no longer find the exact article regarding displacement of seasonal, but look at the U.S. Virologic Surveillance section. http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm Please read this about the actual number of deaths from season flu. http://blog.binomial.com/2009/10/why-worry-seasonal-flu-kills-36000.html I can no longer find the exact article regarding displacement of seasonal, but look at the U.S. Virologic Surveillance section.
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm

Please read this about the actual number of deaths from season flu.
http://blog.binomial.com/2009/10/why-worry-seasonal-flu-kills-36000.html

]]> By: Odum http://www.mygreenfamily.ca/2009/10/h1n1-the-new-spanish-flu/#comment-297 Odum Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:37:59 +0000 http://www.mygreenfamily.ca/?p=342#comment-297 @dabid Please point me to a study or report where you read about H1N1 displacing seasonal flu. If this in fact is the case then why aren't we hearing about it in the news? I bet the media would be quite ready and willing to scare us even more. As for my source about 13K they are all clear within the post (but it was reported from the <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/ rel="nofollow">CDC</a>). Seasonal flu kills about an order of magnitude more than 36,000 people. This isn't based on any modeling but rather counting the number of deaths caused by influenza. All that being said my point is not to discredit the danger of H1N1, but rather to point out that many people (not everyone) are fearing something that maybe isn't all that bad (in terms of percentages). I for one am <strong>WAY</strong> more concerned about getting drunk and texting/cell phone drivers off the road. @dabid Please point me to a study or report where you read about H1N1 displacing seasonal flu. If this in fact is the case then why aren’t we hearing about it in the news? I bet the media would be quite ready and willing to scare us even more.

As for my source about 13K they are all clear within the post (but it was reported from the CDC).

Seasonal flu kills about an order of magnitude more than 36,000 people. This isn’t based on any modeling but rather counting the number of deaths caused by influenza.

All that being said my point is not to discredit the danger of H1N1, but rather to point out that many people (not everyone) are fearing something that maybe isn’t all that bad (in terms of percentages).

I for one am WAY more concerned about getting drunk and texting/cell phone drivers off the road.

]]> By: dabid http://www.mygreenfamily.ca/2009/10/h1n1-the-new-spanish-flu/#comment-293 dabid Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:08:30 +0000 http://www.mygreenfamily.ca/?p=342#comment-293 I've read that H1N1 flu has displaced regular flu in all of the America's. If this is the case then you're statistic about 13,000 causes by regular flu is no longer valid. Please identify your source for the 13k death by regular flu. Also: Why worry, seasonal flu kills 36,000 people No, it doesn’t. The CDC uses indirect modelling methods to estimate the number of deaths associated with influenza. Thus the much publicised figure of 36,000 is not an estimate of yearly flu deaths, as widely reported in both the lay and scientific press, but an estimate – generated by a model – of flu-associated death. From another website. T or F? Unverified, but if T then I got my shot already! I’ve read that H1N1 flu has displaced regular flu in all of the America’s. If this is the case then you’re statistic about 13,000 causes by regular flu is no longer valid. Please identify your source for the 13k death by regular flu.
Also:
Why worry, seasonal flu kills 36,000 people
No, it doesn’t.
The CDC uses indirect modelling methods to estimate the number of deaths associated with influenza. Thus the much publicised figure of 36,000 is not an estimate of yearly flu deaths, as widely reported in both the lay and scientific press, but an estimate – generated by a model – of flu-associated death. From another website. T or F? Unverified, but if T then I got my shot already!

]]> By: ACarLessFamily http://www.mygreenfamily.ca/2009/10/h1n1-the-new-spanish-flu/#comment-288 ACarLessFamily Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:48:14 +0000 http://www.mygreenfamily.ca/?p=342#comment-288 Ah ..but the govermnet want you "safely" in the hands of traditional medincine son't they ;) Its been interesting this term at school. Last year the kids were on school lunches and picked up EVERY bug and cold going. I had never seen them so ill. (I think I have posted aboutthis before so I won't go into the ins and outs) THIS year I have sent them in with packed lunches, healthy, balanced (ok some muffins or cookies, but homemade ones! :P ) and so far *knock on wood* they have been hail a hearty while others have taken days off school already through colds and stomach bugs. One very mild stomach bug a couple of weeks ago...and even then it was only being sick once and then fine! I also fine the whole fitness thing amuseing, we cycled the other week into town 7-8 mile round trip..who did we pass but two of middle sons (6yr old)classmates, cycling....round and round the little square in the village...I know Owen had a good puff that day ;) So yeah..avoid crowded places...keep healthy..eat organic and well...what more can we do? Ah ..but the govermnet want you “safely” in the hands of traditional medincine son’t they ;)

Its been interesting this term at school. Last year the kids were on school lunches and picked up EVERY bug and cold going. I had never seen them so ill. (I think I have posted aboutthis before so I won’t go into the ins and outs)

THIS year I have sent them in with packed lunches, healthy, balanced (ok some muffins or cookies, but homemade ones! :P )
and so far *knock on wood* they have been hail a hearty while others have taken days off school already through colds and stomach bugs.

One very mild stomach bug a couple of weeks ago…and even then it was only being sick once and then fine!

I also fine the whole fitness thing amuseing, we cycled the other week into town 7-8 mile round trip..who did we pass but two of middle sons (6yr old)classmates, cycling….round and round the little square in the village…I know Owen had a good puff that day ;)

So yeah..avoid crowded places…keep healthy..eat organic and well…what more can we do?

]]> By: Andrea http://www.mygreenfamily.ca/2009/10/h1n1-the-new-spanish-flu/#comment-286 Andrea Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:46:46 +0000 http://www.mygreenfamily.ca/?p=342#comment-286 Besides biking Kelly what else are you guys doing? Sounds like its working! For me, for the kids the risks of the vax outweigh the benefits. But like you I'm going to use some good old fashioned common sense and take a few more precautions with the kids. Not taking them to play centres, to the library etc. Being really diligent about hygiene with them. What I find interesting is that there are naturopathic and homeopathic options to protect yourself and I haven't really heard anything about those options. Besides biking Kelly what else are you guys doing? Sounds like its working!

For me, for the kids the risks of the vax outweigh the benefits. But like you I’m going to use some good old fashioned common sense and take a few more precautions with the kids. Not taking them to play centres, to the library etc. Being really diligent about hygiene with them.

What I find interesting is that there are naturopathic and homeopathic options to protect yourself and I haven’t really heard anything about those options.

]]> By: ACarLessFamily http://www.mygreenfamily.ca/2009/10/h1n1-the-new-spanish-flu/#comment-282 ACarLessFamily Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:52:25 +0000 http://www.mygreenfamily.ca/?p=342#comment-282 I had already thought the same statistically. I will NOT take the shot, even though my Drs have offered it to me because of my asthma. I have been working hard on myself (and my family) to boost my overall fitness and health. I have already been able to cut my asthma meds down (with the blessing of my asthma nurse) and feel great, the only cold I have had since last winter was so mind as to hardly register, I used to get HORRENDOUS cold sores (nearly every month) and these too have almost disappeared. I also managed to side step a mild stomach bug the rest of my family had (brought back from school ..boo!) Yes H1N1 MAY affect healthy people as well as those wil health problems, but I see no point in bombarding your body with the vaccine ( and all the nasties in it!) and LOWERING your general immune system! I aim to take my chances. This doesn't mean I am blase about the whole thing though. I am avoiding close crowded places like cinemas and commuter trains and probably won't go into the city until next year (wouldn;t have anyway :P) Forewarned is forearmed but doesn;t mean you should throw yourself at the mercy of the government. In most cases I think basic health and hygiene should see you through. I had already thought the same statistically.
I will NOT take the shot, even though my Drs have offered it to me because of my asthma.

I have been working hard on myself (and my family) to boost my overall fitness and health.
I have already been able to cut my asthma meds down (with the blessing of my asthma nurse) and feel great, the only cold I have had since last winter was so mind as to hardly register, I used to get HORRENDOUS cold sores (nearly every month) and these too have almost disappeared. I also managed to side step a mild stomach bug the rest of my family had (brought back from school ..boo!)

Yes H1N1 MAY affect healthy people as well as those wil health problems, but I see no point in bombarding your body with the vaccine ( and all the nasties in it!) and LOWERING your general immune system!

I aim to take my chances.

This doesn’t mean I am blase about the whole thing though.
I am avoiding close crowded places like cinemas and commuter trains and probably won’t go into the city until next year (wouldn;t have anyway :P )

Forewarned is forearmed but doesn;t mean you should throw yourself at the mercy of the government.
In most cases I think basic health and hygiene should see you through.

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