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[Taz2]

I found this interesting - hope they soon make it possible http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24175030

Taz

[CLKD]

Not the same as the 'common' cold though 

Looks quite a nice virus formation even though it can be a nasty bug 

[Taz2]

Kills over 250,000 people every year...

Taz

[CLKD]

World wide?

[honeybun]

4000 die in Britain each year from flu. Changes year on year of course. The bigger the uptake of vaccine the fewer the deaths.


Honeyb
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[CLKD]

Why do we not get 'exact' figures when these are issued, why round it up to a whole number? 

How is the cold today?

[countrybumpkin]

Thanks CLKD for asking, think today is worst day of the cold,  cough is very hard and dry and hurts like heck, nose is no longer streaming but I feel totally spaced out, the hit with a brick in face feeling.  Eyes heavy, head heavy.  I think I am at the bunging up stage which I always find the worst and once I get to the daren't blow my nose in public stage I know its on the mend
I was speaking to the guilty person who I caught it off and she is still coughing and unwell 10 days after I last saw her   so its not a cold that gets better quickly obviously

[CLKD]

   lots of fluids, warm bath, early night 

I remember in 1991 having a cold followed by a cough which remained 'hacking' for 3 months  I was SO tired by the end of it until someone suggested high-dose magnesium tablets.  Several people we know had the same type of cough for weeks and weeks and   

This last cold didn't make me feel ill as such, runny nose followed by a dry cough which suddenly went after 4/5 days 

[Scampi]

High cocoa solids chocolate can soothe a cough (honestly - try it!), but it has to be at least 70% cocoa solids to be effective.  Last time I had a nasty cough that was keeping me awake, I kept a bar of Green & Blacks chocolate by my bed and sucked a piece when the cough was troublesome - it really did work. 

[Joyce]

Any excuse for chocolate suits me!  . Must remember that one. 

[CLKD]

    

[oldsheep]

I've been on holiday in France and OH got a cold and of course gave it to me.
Nasty coughing and as I have permanent nasal drip problems, I have to rush to spit out in the bathroom otherwise the constant hacking coughing makes me sick.
Luckily I stocked up on Fervex in France, which has no caffeine or ephedrine (I can't do those = palpitations, so can't do lemsips).
I propped myself up on 5 pillows last night  Didn't get much sleep.

Read that constantly sipping water helps thin mucus so am trying that now.
And the chocolate thing of course!

[Rowan]

Take care with Fervex oldsheep if its raspberry flavour.

http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=151010

[honeybun]

Oh that does not sound good at all. Wonder how it happened.

My darling daughter has come home from university with a dreadful sore throat. She is currently in bed feeling sorry for herself. She managed to get herself home and bring all her washing with her 
What's the betting that a small miracle will occur over night as she is seeing the boyfriend tomorrow 

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[Scampi]

Honeybun - Whatever they go down with in their first few weeks is known in universities across the universe as 'Freshers' flu' (eventhough I know it's very rarely really flu!!)  All it takes is one of the newbies to bring a bug with them and they all get it - it's a bit like all the Reception class a primary school going down with the first cold ... strains of bugs they've never come across before, so no resistance.  She'll bounce back in no time.