CarolU
12-17-2007, 02:12 PM
I pulled up this page on CNN. Lots of information here about prevention and treatment, what works and what doesn't. Rather then post some of it, I thought I'd share the URL so you could read it all.
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/cold.flu/
(PS, I did find it funny to see an ad for a cold remedy on the same page as the CDC information that they don't work and could be dangerous)
Anyway....WASH YOUR HANDS!!!!
Cough/sneeze into your elbow instead of your hands.
Add humidity and exercise regularly.
And now, a little (very little) humor:
Every night, Bert Gordon (http://www.susangordon.info/index3.html) would go down to the liquor store, get a six-pack, bring it home, and drink it while he watched TV.
One night, as he finished his last beer, the doorbell rang. Bert stumbled to the door and found a six-foot-tall cockroach standing there. The bug grabbed him by the collar and threw him across the room, then left.
The next night, after he finished his 4th beer, the doorbell rang. He walked slowly to the door and found the same tall cockroach standing there. The big bug punched him in the stomach, then left.
The next night, after he finished his 1st beer, the doorbell rang. The same six-foot cockroach was standing there. This time he kneed Bert in the groin and hit him behind the ear as he doubled over in pain. Then the tall cockroach left.
On the fourth night Bert didn't drink at all; he feared the alcohol was causing him to hallucinate. The doorbell rang. The six-foot cockroach was standing there. The bug beat the life out of Bert and left him in a heap on the living room floor.
The following day, Bert went to see his doctor. He explained the events of the preceding four nights. "What can I do?" he pleaded.
"Not much," answered the doctor. "There's just a nasty bug going around."
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2007/cold.flu/
(PS, I did find it funny to see an ad for a cold remedy on the same page as the CDC information that they don't work and could be dangerous)
Anyway....WASH YOUR HANDS!!!!
Cough/sneeze into your elbow instead of your hands.
Add humidity and exercise regularly.
And now, a little (very little) humor:
Every night, Bert Gordon (http://www.susangordon.info/index3.html) would go down to the liquor store, get a six-pack, bring it home, and drink it while he watched TV.
One night, as he finished his last beer, the doorbell rang. Bert stumbled to the door and found a six-foot-tall cockroach standing there. The bug grabbed him by the collar and threw him across the room, then left.
The next night, after he finished his 4th beer, the doorbell rang. He walked slowly to the door and found the same tall cockroach standing there. The big bug punched him in the stomach, then left.
The next night, after he finished his 1st beer, the doorbell rang. The same six-foot cockroach was standing there. This time he kneed Bert in the groin and hit him behind the ear as he doubled over in pain. Then the tall cockroach left.
On the fourth night Bert didn't drink at all; he feared the alcohol was causing him to hallucinate. The doorbell rang. The six-foot cockroach was standing there. The bug beat the life out of Bert and left him in a heap on the living room floor.
The following day, Bert went to see his doctor. He explained the events of the preceding four nights. "What can I do?" he pleaded.
"Not much," answered the doctor. "There's just a nasty bug going around."