Show The Hursid Journal Logan Utah Wednesday October 6 1993-F- as 7 New prescription medicine may help flu sufferers who does not receive die proper immunization The elderly are most vulnerable to complications The forecast announced by the federal Centers for Disease Control is based as unexpectedly early outbreaks of this strain of the virus in Louisiana in August Researchers took a look at its dose cousin — another Type A Beijing which swept the country in 1989-9then spin in 1991-9- 2 — and saw that the two Type A strains were linked to a sharp increase in the proportion cf influenza-relate- d deaths By the San Franctsoo Examiner The bad news is that the country is bracing for a bad and perhaps early influenza season ibis fsU The good news is dial since this time last year medical research has made major snides in its anti-infliM- W Every flu season is unique But this year’s strain cf Type A Beijing flu is expected to be particularly because it can potentially infect anyone 3 off Dy Cleaning anti-vir- 0 FREE ESTIMATES Pete ONTVVCRAHO i3$W£S35i£ Most consumers believing they can do little to They predict that as many as 20 percent of Americans win contract the flu this year And as affect the course of their illness turn to many as 30000 to 100000 of those people — three pills and syrups and never seek medical to five times the usual number — may die from treatment But science offers some new weapons and more are on the horizon: influenza is hazardous For the first time drug said Dr Robert with few side effects sisprescription available to alleviate the Murray an epidemiologist with the Division of of Type A influenza Called Rimantadine Communicable Diseases Control in the California drug was approved by the Food and Drug Department of Health Services Admimsoutioa last month It reduces the duration of All we can say is that the flu strains cf the last and other flu fever symptoms if taken within 48 hours have been of couple years relatively week The after In addition it can be used to begin symptoms possibility exists that we may see more than the A infection Type among people who are prevent and the entire age spectrum average flu activity vaccine to allergic may be susceptible “It reduces the duration of symptoms — so people Vaccination is the best weapon against infection Public health experts are recommending that those at get out of bed in two days instead of four said high risk particularly the elderly be vaccinated as Kenneth Goodman a vice president for the drug soon as immunirarinn yjjnfot maker Forest Pharmaceutical in St Louis rpn RSCROWAYE REPAIR s Heating fecrfwpMMCW ‘Pete’ Petersen Furnace Replacement 4 RMr new inctallction "£“? uniranj tHwctcoMiwr MEED HEAT? 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