FLU POLL... sort of..

[adosorken]

Very allergic...even the simplest of molds can cause major problems just by breathing the air around it.

[relsoft]

Viagra. Anyone?

[Rhiannon]

If all herbs were used responsibly there wouldnt be a problem either

[Anonymous]

Rel: :rotfl:

Rhia: try telling that to the DEA

[Zack]

Rhia: The Chinese used it in moderation, and it caused no problems, like I said before. Then the modern doctors came a long, crammed tons of it into one thing, stuffed it down people's throats like we're lab rats, and then they go smiling, saying it's dangerous and should be pulled off the market.

[Rhiannon]

Rhia: The Chinese used it in moderation, and it caused no problems, like I said before. Then the modern doctors came a long, crammed tons of it into one thing, stuffed it down people's throats like we're lab rats, and then they go smiling, saying it's dangerous and should be pulled off the market.

Actually, you need to shift the blame on the companies that manufacture these herbs. According to current FDA regulations, a pharmacutical has to prove their drug is safe before being able to release it (this is why these drugs are expensive, and have a 5-10 patent, in order to recouperate research costs, which can ascend into the millions). A herb or naturalistic or whatever you wanna call it manufacturer is allowed to release their product into the market as long as they put a label on the bottle that says that "these statements are not approved or tested by the FDA". The FDA has to prove the substance is unsafe before being able to pull these types of products off the market. Doctors usually do not endorse these products, or may use them in conjuction with other things, depending on the type of doctor/speciality etc.

[Agamemnus]

whoah, whoah, we're way off track here..... I need more people to answer the poll! Get people in here!

[Zack]

Rhia: I haven't had much expirience with doctors, so I guess you would know better than me.
But again, I can name at least 3 people that were given medicine by doctors, without being told what it could cause. And one of those people, Zichrono LeBracha, may his memory be for a blessing, like I mentioned before, died from it. It doesn't put a lot of trust or weight in the western medicine system.
Although, like everything, in all, there are many good aspects of it.

[Amanda]

interesting interesting topic... Im 16 and infact I have had ChickenPox, Pnemonia, Whooping cough, The flu MANY MANY times.. thankfully I havent gotten it this year/or last year... I have to take shots all the time since i was so sick when I was little .. (i had most all of those things except Chicken pox before i was 2 years old... ) well anyways.. oh well...

[syn9]

ive never had a flu shot, and i usually get the flu a few times a year, as well as strep a couple times a year, and go figure, i havent had health insurance for a long time either >D