All About the Flu Series
Okay -this is our attempt to organize all the flu info! This is like the table of contents for our All About the Flu series -it has all the links to our articles about the flu and drugs to treat the flu. General flu info: What is the Swine Flu? Catie’s Experience with the Flu Treatment [...]
Relenza -The Other Treatment for the Flu
There are currently only two drugs available to prevent and treat the seasonal and swine flu. We have heard plenty about Tamiflu -so I made a quick video about Relenza. Here is a picture of the Relenza inhaler: We have a bunch more articles -just go to All About the Flu to get all [...]
All About Tamiflu
Happy Halloween! I hope everyone had a great Halloween! What the heck is Tamiflu?? We put this video together to give you the quick 4-1-1 about Tamiflu… We also have more detailed articles about Tamiflu… If you have a family member with the flu and want to know if you should take Tamiflu [...]
What is the Swine Flu?
The flu is an infection caused by a virus. There are two kinds of flu viruses – type A and type B. Type A flu infections are more common and severe than the type B ones. You cannot tell if you have the type A flu or the type B flu unless a blood [...]
Use of Tamiflu for Prevention and Treatment of the Flu
I got this great question from a reader about my “What is Tamiflu?” article: “It sounds like the main reason for taking Tamiflu is to prevent coming down with the flu. If your cousin does get the flu, what should she do?” So, here is my answer to her question (and a little [...]
What is Tamiflu?
Check this out…. My cousin just started a summer job as a camp counselor and 10 of the people she works with tested positive for the Swine Flu (YIKES)! She did not have the flu, but she was given Tamiflu to keep from getting the viral infection. Tamiflu is a drug that is [...]
