ALERT - Vitamin A is probably simple antidote to bird flu, mainstream literature shows

New AIDS Review ^ | 11/20/2005 | New AIDS Review

[CellPhoneSurfer]

This thread should be interesting...

[Red Badger]

Kentucky Fried Chicken is the Antidote for Bird Flu!.......

[CellPhoneSurfer]

I also posted another article about bird flu which readers might be interested in, Bird Flu Breakdown

[Vaquero]

The best ting for dat.....carrots....

[Brilliant]

Vitamin C prevents the common cold.

[kinoxi]

These people have been dying from a contagious vitamin deficiency?

[aimhigh]

As usual, I expect the FDA to say those magic words, ".. but more research is needed", while pushing a more profitable drug.

[sittnick]

And don't forget the picture of the types who work for the "New AIDS Review"

[CellPhoneSurfer]

I gues you didn't bother reading the article? If you had you would have understood that the Bird Flu virus is deadly due to the effects on the lungs, which Vitamin A at slightly elevated doses prevents from happening.

[CellPhoneSurfer]

I guess you didn't bother reading the article? If you had you would have understood that the Bird Flu virus is deadly due to the effects on the lungs, which Vitamin A at slightly elevated doses prevents from happening.

[CellPhoneSurfer]

Saw that you had pinged some people about the bird flu situation, and thought this might interest you.

[kinoxi]

modest doses of vitamin A...
A multivitamin gives 'modest' doses. I have a hard time believing that a few cups of carrot juice will eliminate a substantial amount of influenza deaths.
i read the article.

[Pharmboy]

It is a HUGE leap from this type of information (eg., the effects of vitamin A on TNF) from actually having a CLINICAL effect on avian flu. Often, logical thinking in science fails when tested.

[CellPhoneSurfer]

I don't disagree, but this should definitely be studied to determine if it is potentialy useful for Bird Flu cases. That Vitamin A does help prevent the very thing (TNF) that causes the Bird Flu to be so deadly definetly needs some attention.

[diamond6]

bump

[ahayes]

Big assumptions. I agree with Pharmboy. TNF-a is a major drug target for various reasons, and retinoic acid has some benefits but it isn't a magic bullet. Go ahead and take it if you like, but don't pass up on the Tamiflu if they're passing out pills.

[Pharmboy]

We are reading from the same page in the hymnal. Unfortunately, the pharma companies won't pay for the studies (since vit A is a commodity product), but the NIH should cough up a few bucks (no pun intended).

[Smokin' Joe]

Ping for discussion....

[Old Professer]

You're missing the point, according to the article, Vitamin A acts as a block to the body's receptors to the virus and thus the virus doesn't compromise the immune system.

[steve86]

I'll pass.