| As news of the Swine Flu continues to develop, we | | | | from smoking when they were younger. She is |
| are getting more and more calls from our clients | | | | concerned about the risk of developing complications |
| concerning what they should do if they contact | | | | from H1N1 Flu. I told her to be aware but not to |
| Swine Flu. The first thing we tell them is to contact | | | | panic. |
| your Doctor immediately to seek diagnosis and | | | | I talked to a Doctor today and he said that if you |
| treatment. Our Asthma and Allergy clients are asking | | | | catch the symptoms early that antiviral drugs that |
| for guidance about what to look for. We tell them | | | | are used to combat the H1N1 Flu can be effective. |
| that the CDC lists the following symptoms of fever, | | | | He also stated that sometimes they do not work |
| tiredness, lack of appetite and coughing.a runny nose, | | | | and it depends upon one's Immune System. One last |
| sore throat, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. The | | | | point he made was that they might not work if |
| strange thing is, this sounds like the same flu | | | | administered more than 48 hours after becoming ill. |
| symptoms which has been going around South Florida | | | | This was confirmed with the CDC site on H1N1 Flu |
| for the last two months. I had it last month. | | | | Epidemic. |
| Several of our Fibromyalgia clients are very | | | | The Sun Sentinel Newspaper (Fort Lauderdale, Fl) |
| concerned because a lot of the symptoms that are | | | | headlines today were, "Suspicious Broward Sample |
| reported are very similar to Fibromyalgia. The | | | | Goes Go CDC For Swine Flu Testing". The article also |
| symptoms of Fibromyalgia are fatigue, muscle aches | | | | talked about how students were being asked to |
| and pains along with joint pains with headaches. I | | | | supply their own bottle of hand sanitizer on their |
| have explained to them that they could have Swine | | | | desk. This is how one school is taking measures to |
| Flu besides the Fibromyalgia. I advised them to | | | | help prevent the spread of germs in the wake of the |
| contact their Doctor and avoid people that exhibit | | | | H1N1 Flu scare. |
| symptoms of colds and flu because of the CDC | | | | In conclusion, if you feel you have been exposed to |
| Directives. | | | | H1N1 Flu, contact you Doctor immediately. They will |
| One of my clients told me that they were in Whole | | | | advise you what to do. People with Asthma and |
| Foods in Boca Raton, Fl the other day and accidently | | | | Allergies or Lung Conditions should be more aware of |
| came across someone who was sneezing and | | | | any one around them that has symptoms of colds |
| coughing. They turned around a walked the other | | | | and flu due to their lowered Immune System |
| way toward the Vitamin Section. This is how they | | | | Response. School children are being asked to supply |
| were protecting themselves from Swine Flu. Yet | | | | their own bottle of hand sanitizer on their desk to |
| another one of my clients said they were going to | | | | combat the spread of germs. |
| wear a surgical mask when they went into public | | | | If you have any questions about Indoor Air Quality, |
| places to try and protect themselves. They were | | | | Asthma, Mold or Allergies, please phone us or visit |
| concerned because they have a chronic lung condition | | | | our website. |