Insurers will reimburse it, and medical schools will teach it. He foresees institutional hybrids of clinics and spas, where patients can access a wealth of therapies, with their doctors' supervision. People will go back to basics, with peppy sayings about how to deal with things, eat right and exercise. Go to the top Colds and flu Vaccine from a banana, but no cure for the common cold. But because more than 200 viruses cause colds, finding a cure is tricky, says Faucci, who still prescribes chicken soup and vitamin C as the best medicine.
Experts say it's inevitable.
Estimates pin a pandemic flu's toll at anywhere from 88,000 to 227,000 deaths. As baby boomers age, heart disease will boom. Genetic tests and non-invasive scans such as MRIs will help predict risk and dictate prevention. New York state has one of the lowest mortality rates in the country since strengthening surveillance of heart doctors and hospitals. Other states will follow and providers will aggressively track patients, who on average slide back into risky behaviors, such as smoking and eating fatty foods, after just three months.