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Cure for Flu & cold? What??

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Usually news reports from this page seem quite reputable but this one sounds more like an advertisement to me...The link at the bottom directs you to the company and they have some clinical reports and other info...I'd like some opinions from people a little bit more knowledgeable in medicine though..

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/140991.php
Discovery Yields Cure For The Common Cold And The Flu


The cold and flu season is upon us again. This year millions of people in the United States will suffer from the flu and some will even die from it. The latest victim was a young man from Tucson, Arizona. However, this year a small firm in Phoenix, Arizona comes to the rescue. This firm, GlycoMeds, recently filed for patent protection on a new line of cold and flu products.

Unlike all of the competing cold and flu products on the market today that just treat symptoms, GlycoMeds' product actually kills cold and flu virus within a few hours, which automatically eliminates all symptoms. In independent testing these products have been shown to be hundreds of times more effective at killing cold and flu virus then the most potent anti-viral prescription medications known.

These products are called Broad Spectrum Anti-Viral agents by the firm's CEO, Dr. Roger Brown. When asked what Broad Spectrum meant he said, "Our product has been shown to be extremely effective against killing most Group 5 virus within a few hours. Group 5 virus includes the Common Cold, Influenza Types A and B, RSV and other ssRNA virus."

Dr. Brown said that their product works so fast that it required a whole new definition of "getting well" to understand what is going on. Dr. Brown explained that even though their product kills all of the virus within a few hours it takes the body a day or longer to repair all of the damage the virus did and to remove all of the waste products from the body before you are back to normal and feel fine. During this time the body is spending most of its resources in repair and so one feels a bit listless or tired out until the body's repair and clean-up phase is finished.

These new products have no known side effects or any adverse long-term effects and they can be taken by anyone. Human testing has shown that one small capsule can kill a whole body viral infection in four to six hours.

When asked if he took these products himself, Dr. Brown replied, "Yes, I do. As a matter of fact my entire family and I have been taking these for the last year and none of us get sick any longer, and I am not getting my yearly flu shots anymore either -- and I never felt better." Editor's note: Dr. Brown is 68.

Their new cold and flu product is part of a family of Broad Spectrum agents they have been working on for several years. In addition to agents that combat the common cold they have agents that combat hypertension, shingles, herpes simplex types 1 and 2 and GERD. Limited human trials of these products have been ongoing since 2006.

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http://www.glyco-meds.com/index.html
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Ahh, bullshit the way mother used to make. The easiest thing to do is to post this small-text blurb from their website under "product usage":
"Neither the statements made on this website nor any products offered on this website have been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. The products and information mentioned on this site are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Information and statements made are for educational purposes and are not intended to replace the advice of your doctor. GlycoMeds does not dispense medical advice, prescribe, or diagnose illness. The views and nutritional advice expressed by GlycoMeds are not intended to be a substitute for conventional medical service. If you have a medical condition, see your physician of choice."
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Ahh,,,easy way to separate the wheat from the chaff I guess. Thanks Lagmonster. 8)
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Split the Forum Troll/Wyrm/kinnison discussion to the HoS.
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