Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 19, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free september 2000 local As Wayne Lowacki Winnipeg free press Cindy with son says flu symptoms disappeared a Day after taking a dose of medication from Early attack on flu reduces length of illness study by Bud Robertson feel the flu Bug coming on getting to the doctors office with in the first 12 hours of flu symptoms can dramatically reduce the length of time you have to a study led by a Winnipeg researcher has Dis the global which included 360 Canadian found taking a prescription influenza Tami within the first 12 hours of the Onset of symptoms reduced the total duration of the illness by More than three Hoffman la Roche which produces funded the study which was approved by health Canada last year for the treatment of uncomplicated influenza in the study found patients who started taking the medication 48 hours after the Onset of symptoms took More than a week to the findings were released yesterday at the annual inter science conference on antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy in my suspicion is that its True of All medicines for that the sooner you take them the better off you said Fred head of clinical pharmacology at the University of Manitoba who led the although we All suspected that it was useful to Start it i dont think any of us were prepared to Dis cover just How striking the benefits were from getting started Aoki added medications such As Tam flu dont supersede the need for an immunization symptoms of the flu can include dry malaise and sore Cindy a Winnipeg truck ing had All those symptoms As her temperature peaked at 104 degrees just two Days before Christmas last i think i was about As close to death As i want to said Steven who participated in the a Day after receiving a dose of the medication from the symptoms had All but Stevenson said she now urges her friends and coworkers to see a Doc Tor As soon As they suspect they have the according to health As Many As four million canadians Are nailed by the flu Bug each the Cost to the health care system and the Economy is estimated at More than million a year As a result of school and work replace ment and overtime Hospital vis its and related health Benefit Digby who is in charge of the provinces immunization questions the practicality of Early flu i think one of the problem is How people would reliably self diagnose and get in to see their physician with in 12 said i think that might be pretty Horne added that unless a person comes Down with the symptoms Dur ing flu chances Are its some thing else and if people Are running to their doctor to get Medicine that not it could actually place a greater Burden on the healthcare said flu season in Manitoba normally runs from october to Many families Are left wondering what to please Call for your complimentary brochure on the Glen Eden memorial gardens cemetery funeral Home 4477 main Street West Paul 9828300 the Best Choice the Best Price designer drapery and upholstery choose from a vast selection of Home decorator fabrics always at Mitchells Low i Stock new arrivals Daito commons committee report seeks eventual phaseout of chemicals pesticide makers slam proposed restrictions by Tracy Tjaden the crop Protection Institute came out swinging yesterday against a Federal government report calling for tighter restrictions and the eventual phaseout of Pesti this is bad bad Public policy and a bad Overall said Chi pres ident lome in Winnipeg for the institutes annual general it gets an f for scientific basis and the House of commons standing com Mittee on environment and sustainable development report didst Call for an outright ban on but it came dangerously Hepworth the House of commons issued in recommended urgent action to reduce pesticide Charles chairman of the stand ing committee on environment and sus said in the report the Federal government has already severely restricted the use and presence of Lead and a move to limit the use of pesticides is the next Nat ural Caccia cosmetic uses on Golf courses and Parks Are one of the key tar gets of the Long list of recommendations aimed at reviewing tightening regulations and promoting the an Industry association representing manufacturers and Dis tributes of condemned the Federal report on several saying the scientific approach Borders on the inaccuracies and deficiencies in the report fuel a highly negative perspective of to Back its the Chi enlisted the services of Cantor health sciences International to evaluate the com profits seen in health food craze Pood and Medicine will become one in the and the marriage will be a prime Opportunity for Farmers to Cash Lowell an economics professor and told the crop Protection institutes annual ing that As the trend in health care moves from treatment based medi Cine toward a prevention based there Are huge opportunities for producers can jump on that Catlett said during an paying for nutrition is a but paying for your health is not Catlett said its up to the agribusiness sector to link products Farmers Are growing with the science behind the medical properties of these if done it could double profits in the agriculture Catlett mittens report on the basis of scientific the private group said the reports science was and it focused mainly on pesticides that had already been Hepworth said the report criticized pesticides without taking into account that at limited the risks Are drastically he also said the report made Broad generalizations and selective use of if Ottawa decides to change the rules governing the use of the Chi wants to throw in a few recommendations of its including i if products Are to be their canadians spend 12 per cent of their income on compared to approximately on third of their pay cheques a generation Catlett its a Good Opportunity for Mani Toba Farmers the agribusiness Industry Here to work with science and research groups to develop new markets for locally grown Beans and All foods that Are big Sellers in the preventative Medicine a study at Perdue University found 38 per cent of Type 1 diabetics and 98 per cent of Type 2 diabetics were Able to Stop taking insulin when they Fol Lowed a diet of lentils and fresh much of it is but we cant afford not to have the science behind Catlett for the baby Boomer that Premium starts to look like benefits should be weighed As Well As their i science must be Central to the assess ment of All the evaluation must be based on not just Poten tial Hepworth i there should be a panel of Independent scientists to evaluate the process and make sure nothing is i the process should be transparent and open to Public through the creation of a Reading room for the this facility would allow people to read up on specific pesticides to become More informed on their risks and wait watch for great million retirement Sale beginning Friday at 10 am Sharp Wilson furniture Claude Wilson Fine furniture since 1883 280 main Winnipeg Liz Judy Wilson passing the Torch to the fourth generation a message from the owner for the past 117 Wilson furniture the oldest Independent furniture store in Western has been serving the people of i Winnipeg and surrounding areas As the finest and most reliable retail furniture now the time has come for me to retire from the Dayto Day operation of our business and pass the Torch to my Judy and the 4th generation who will continue the family tradition by assuming Overall they will be making Many exciting including remodelling portions of our store and reorganizing our merchandise this will be done by adhering to the High standards of Quality and value that has made Wilsons successful and will continue to make Wilsons the finest furniture store in help wanted 5 furniture salespeople 4 furniture handlers 2 Cashiers apply at the store on september 18 or september 19 at 11 see thursdays newspaper for details mom Sai y b m sunday 12 5 store closed until 637 main Street 11 sept to Mark Down paces 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