Great Cold and Flu Links
For More Information, Start with These Sources:
The Mayo Clinic has a good guide to the flu, including sections on treatment and prevention. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/influenza/DS00081/DSECTION=1
The National Institute for Health has designed a handy little pamphlet on how to distinguish a cold from a flu. You can download it here. http://www.niaid.nih.gov/Publications/cold/sick.pdf
The FDA also has a great resource, quickly outlining some of the common treatments for colds and flus and their effectiveness. http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/896_flu.html (The title of the site will give you some idea on where they stand on that issue: “Time Only Sure Cure”
Family Doctor http://familydoctor.org/073.xml is the site that many people first turn to when they need some medical info from the web, quickly explained in easy to understand language. Not the most thorough guide, but it does provide the essentials of what you want to know.
“The Germ Freak's Guide to Outwitting Colds and Flu : Guerilla Tactics to Keep Yourself Healthy at Home, at Work and in the World” by Allison Janse, Charles Gerba is a great, funny guide to the world of cold and flu prevention.
“The Complete Homeopathy Handbook : Safe and Effective Ways to Treat Fevers, Coughs, Colds and Sore Throats, Childhood Ailments, Food Poisoning, Flu, and a Wide Range of Everyday Complaints” by Miranda Castro is a good, all-around guide to the many homeopathic remedies to cold and flu symptoms and their effectiveness.
“The Good Doctor's Guide to Colds and Flu” by Neil Schachter is a no-nonsense, fact-based guide to the world of colds and flu from the people who should know: the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York.
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