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why would governments fail to properly test swine flu for efficacy?
why would governments fail to properly test swine flu for efficacy?
--Cannell et al. Virology Journal 2008 5:29 http://www.virologyj.com/content/5/1/29![]()
Incidence of reported cold/influenza symptoms according to season. The 104 subjects in the placebo group (light shade) reported cold and flu symptoms year around with the most symptoms in the winter. While on 800 IU per day (intermediate shade) the 104 test subjects were as likely to get sick in the summer as the winter. Only one of the 104 test subjects had cold/influenza symptoms during the final year of the trial, when they took 2,000 IU of vitamin D per day (dark shading).
--Robert F. Cathcart,M.D. http://orthomed.comTreatment of the Bird Flu with massive doses of ascorbate would be the same as any other flu except that the severity of the disease indicates that it may take unusually massive doses of ascorbic acid orally or even intravenous sodium ascorbate. (Why the dose needed is somewhat proportional to the severity of the disease being treated is discussed in my paper published in 1981, Titrating to Bowel Tolerance, Anascorbemia, and Acute Induced Scurvy.) I have not seen any flu yet that was not cured or markedly ameliorated by massive doses of vitamin C but it is possible that the bird flu may require even higher doses such as 150 to 300 grams a day. Additionally, this flu could be primarily respiratory. This means that hospitalization might be necessary. If massive doses of ascorbate are not used, they may not be adequate. Most hospitals will not allow adequate doses of ascorbate to be given. (This is a legal problem because adequate doses of ascorbate are not practice of the community.) Therefore, it may be up to the individual patient to have materials available for their own use. These doses are easily tolerated by most but are much higher than doses thought high by 99.9% of the population. Therefore, be very careful to read and understand this site. If you want to use this ascorbate treatment in case you come down with this flu, please read all this now and be prepared. I have seen runs on the market before with flues and you might not be able to buy ascorbic acid or have some physician give you sodium ascorbate intravenously when you need it. Also, if you are not experienced with taking massive doses of ascorbic acid, practice before you have to. Ascorbic acid is usually well tolerated by young people but it may be that if you have the slightest thing the matter with your stomach, esophagus or intestines, you better work with this before a crisis occurs and you have problems that you find too late. Some people will have minimal gastritis that is no symptomatic and not even know it. So practice and get help if you need it before a crisis.