Oh great. Another drug company carve up Those bastards leave the tobacco companies in the shade. They are the anti-Christ of medicine I [mis]manage an area Psychiatric Service. I throw the drug reps out on sight. Or berate them for profitably poisoning.patients Michael [Riding a favourite hobby horse]
On 23/10/2007, Luisa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > FLU JAB SEASON: They don't work, of course, researchers discover > > > The over 65s among us will soon be exhorted to visit their local doctor > for their seasonal flu jab. And if they're as well read as our readers, > they'll have ringing in their ears the World Health Organization (WHO) > proclamation that flu vaccinations "reduce the risk of serious complications > or of death by 70 to 85 per cent" in the elderly. > > This very impressive statistic has doubtlessly informed public health > strategy in the care of the elderly since it was highlighted by WHO in 2002. > > The claim is based on one, dubious, study - and it turns out to be not > true. In fact, the flu vaccine is ineffective, as a review of all of the > studies has discovered. > > *In one major study, 95 per cent of elderly people who were vaccinated > developed pneumonia that year, * > *and nearly one per cent died from the infection. * > *In a study of healthcare workers, another target group for annual > vaccination, * > *39 per cent died from pneumonia, despite having the flu jab. > * > The vaccination's poor protection extends to younger people in the > community. In a study of adults below the age of 65, 67 per cent of those > vaccinated still had influenza later in the season, and a similar total was > registered in a group of children aged above six years. > > So why do our health services spend millions in advertising and > administering a vaccination that doesn't work? Nobody is sure, but we guess > everyone stopped reading once they had seen the WHO statement. > > (Source: British Medical Journal, 2006; 333: 912-5). > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Emmott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Dr Michael Benjamin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "LUList" <[email protected]>; "Sean Emmott" < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Steve Gillen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Steve > Mosley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 8:39 AM > Subject: Re: [LU] Surely not......... > > > On Mon, October 22, 2007 10:11 pm, Dr Michael Benjamin wrote: > >> My bloody secretary has it too.And she did not get the shot > >> So now the question to all you cognoscenti: > >> I got the jab on Thursday Morning & caught cold on Sunday afternoon. > >> Did I get any benefit from the shot? > > > > Most likely. > > > >> Should I redo it? > > > > No. It's a flu vaccination: it protects you against certain strains of > > flu. It will do nothing to stop you catching cold, or other viral > > respiratory infections. > > > >> Was this list once about football? > > > > I don't know, but you owe me 20 guineas now :-) > > > > - Sean > > +17 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list > administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of > contributors. > > Leedslist mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > 6 in a bloody row! > -- Dr Michael Benjamin, Psychiatrist myRay: For peace of mind, Free Online Self-Help CBT: http://www.myray.com Fact Sheet: Emotional Stress: http://www.MyDoctorExplains.com A Psychiatrist's Blog: http://www.DrMichaelBenjamin.com _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist 6 in a bloody row!
