JimO
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http://www.articleonlinedirectory.c...surance-needed-to-fight-bad-flu-outbreak.html
(JimO comment - I'm not sure where the author got his data, but it wouldn't surprise me if there have been over 100 deaths in FL this season. Everyone is tight-lipped about anything that does not have to be reported to the CDC, so data are scarce. But, I don't know how reliable this source is regarding the fatalities listed.)
Florida Health Insurance Needed To Fight Bad Flu Outbreak
...Since September, a strain of the flu known as AH3 has been seen and 123 deaths are believed to connected to three flu outbreaks...
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Vitamin D Shortage May Fuel Spread Of The Flu
UCLA scientists, among others, have published research indicating that a naturally occurring steroid hormone is a potent antibiotic. That steroid hormone is vitamin D. While it does not directly kill bacteria and viruses, vitamin D increases the production of proteins that are called antimicrobial peptides.
...Supplementing with vitamin D3 and being protected by Florida health insurance can help you get through the current flu season and those to come...
(JimO comment - this is the first mainstream article I've seen that mentions Vitamin D. I wish it would get more coverage in the media.)
(JimO comment - I'm not sure where the author got his data, but it wouldn't surprise me if there have been over 100 deaths in FL this season. Everyone is tight-lipped about anything that does not have to be reported to the CDC, so data are scarce. But, I don't know how reliable this source is regarding the fatalities listed.)
Florida Health Insurance Needed To Fight Bad Flu Outbreak
...Since September, a strain of the flu known as AH3 has been seen and 123 deaths are believed to connected to three flu outbreaks...
...
Vitamin D Shortage May Fuel Spread Of The Flu
UCLA scientists, among others, have published research indicating that a naturally occurring steroid hormone is a potent antibiotic. That steroid hormone is vitamin D. While it does not directly kill bacteria and viruses, vitamin D increases the production of proteins that are called antimicrobial peptides.
...Supplementing with vitamin D3 and being protected by Florida health insurance can help you get through the current flu season and those to come...
(JimO comment - this is the first mainstream article I've seen that mentions Vitamin D. I wish it would get more coverage in the media.)