Centers for Disease Control statistics suggest each year more Americans die from the flu than from crime, so the advice is worth noting. But some don't heed it, out of fear of needles, so researchers have been working to develop oral flu vaccines. Baylor College of Medicine, in Houston, Texas, recently participated in clinical tests of one, the drug oseltamivir. Oseltamvir has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Talk to your doctor.
Nobody likes to be sick, and sometimes people lose patience with the slow pace of medicine.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is concerned, and has free literature to advise you how to tell the difference between the real and the unreal in medical claims. If you have diabetes, you may develop peripheral neuropathy, a loss of nerve sensation, that most often begins in the feet. They use a simple testing tool, called a monofilament, to quickly and painlessly tell if you have any numb areas in your feet or lower legs. You should have that test. You can test your own feet.