New Clinical Study Validates Homeopathic Flu Remedy

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:>: ( BW)(BOIRON) New Clinical Study Validates Homeopathic Flu Remedy

>:

>: Health/Medical Writers

>: NEWTON SQUARE, Pa.--(BW HealthWire)--Jan. 7, 1999--

>: -- Oscillococcinum® speeds relief at first sign of flu --

>: A new study shows that the flu, which accounts for more U.S.

>: work-loss days in the winter than any other acute illness(1), may

be

>: short-circuited with a safe, low-cost over-the-counter homeopathic

>: medicine called Oscillococcinum®.

>: Researchers found that recovery within 48 hours of treatment was

>: 63% greater in the Oscillo® group than among those given a

>: placebo(2).

>: This study, done at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in

>: Germany and published in the April 1998 issue of the British

>: Homeopathic Journal, lends support to the results of an earlier

study

>: published in the prestigious British Journal of Clinical

Pharmacology

>: in 1989(3).

>: Both studies were clinical trials, using standard double-blind,

>: placebo-control methodology.

>: " Oscillococcinum® is the only homeopathic flu medicine that has

>: been shown, in multiple clinical research trials, to have an effect

>: greater than a placebo, " (4) says s, an M.D. in

Edmonds,

>: Wash., who also holds a MPH in epidemiology and does research at

the

>: University of Washington.

>: In France, where Oscillo® is the top-selling, over-the-counter

>: flu medicine(5), it is common for Oscillo® to be kept on hand

during

>: flu season so that it can be taken at the first sign of fever,

chills,

>: aches and pains.

>: " It is best to take Oscillococcinum® at the onset of flu

>: symptoms, although it can help alleviate symptoms at any stage of

the

>: illness, " says Dr. s, adding " Oscillo® is extremely safe and

>: appropriate for use by both adults and children. "

>: The active ingredient in Oscillococcinum®--Anas barbariae

>: hepatis et cordis extractum HPUS 200CK--was discovered in France in

>: 1919 by Dr. ph Roy.

>: Oscillo® is sold in natural-product stores and pharmacies

>: across the United States. The suggested retail price is $6.99 per

>: course of treatment, which consists of three doses over 18 hours.

>: Oscillo® is marketed worldwide by Boiron®, a publicly traded

>: company founded in France 65 years ago. Boiron® is the world

leader

>: in homeopathy with $270 million in annual sales and 2,300 employees

in

>: 61 countries.

>: (1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

>: (2) Papp R, Schuback G, Beck E, et al. Oscillococcinum® in

patients

>: with influenza-like syndromes: a placebo-controlled double-blind

>: evaluation. British Homeopathic Journal 1998;87:69-76.

>: (3) Ferley JP, Zmirou D, D'Adhemar D, Balducci F. A controlled

>: evaluation of a homeopathic preparation in the treatment of

>: influenza-like syndromes. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology,

>: 1989: 27; 329-335.

>: (4) Copies of these studies are available upon request 5 Data on

file,

>: Boiron

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HI

HOORAY! for this study and HOORAY for this remedy! I took this twice this

winter and while the whole rest of the house got really sick with a full

blown flu, I had only a cold! It worked this way on my dh, also! I think this

is the best thing since sliced bread!!! LOL

Kerin, (Who will be sure to have this remedy in her cabinet at all times!!!)