Fennel Seed Treatment Claimed Effective to Prevent Swine Flu

Sharjah: Drinking a decoction made of fennel seeds soaked in warm water first thing in the morning could prevent you from catching swine flu says a study published in a Chinese medical research magazine.

According to report published in Al Khaleej a local Arabic daily, the study has resulted in an increase of fennel seeds sales by 50 per cent in some Asian countries.

The report read that similar increase in sales was also visible in countries like Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

The fennel seed warm drink is being distributed to people who are making pilgrimage to the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah.

沙迦: 根据中国医学研究杂志所发表的研究报告，在早上饮用茴香的种子(小茴香)所浸泡的温水可以预防猪流感（A型流感）。

根据一家阿拉伯文报章的报导（Al Khaleej），这项研究结果增加了一些亚洲国家的茴香种子销售量约50%。

该报导也指出类似的销售量增长也出现在其他国家如沙特阿拉伯和埃及。

茴香的种子所浸泡的温水也在麦加(Makkah)和麥地那(Madinah)分发给前往朝圣的人。

Sharjah: Menurut kajian yang dikemukakan dalam sebuah majalah penyelidikan perubatan di China, minum air suam yang direbus dengan jintan manis pada pagi boleh mencegah selesema H1N1.

Menurut laporan dalam surat khabar harian bahasa Arab (Al Khaleej), kajian itu telah menyebabkan peningkatan jualan jintan manis di beberapa negara Asia sebanyak 50%.

Berita tersebut melaporkan bahawa peningkatan jualan yang serupa juga dapat dilihat di negara-negara seperti Arab Saudi dan Mesir.

Minuman jintan manis juga diedarkan kepada mereka yang sedang menunaikan haji di Makkah dan Madinah.

Fennel Seeds

小茴香

Jintan Manis

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Forward by Wendy

Office or Company - Pandemic - A(H1N1) Daily Prevention Procedure

1) Temperature scanning (if condition allow) to every individual who entering the office main entrance or any entrance to the office, scanning will be done by Security Guard (if any), the Security Guard must wear the mask, especially perform the scanning task, the mask must be changed to new one after midday.

After the task, particular Security Guard must wash hand before perform other task.

Any individual found to have high temperature 38 °C and above (according to MOH standard):

a) for Staff of the company, must not entering the office and advice to go back to see nearest clinic / doctor. (any message to pass will be through telephone).

If the condition need other individual in the office to help or meet up, then the staff will immediate provided with mask to put on and limited the access to only certain area of the office which not much staff will access. This area or the path the person accessing must be disinfected immediately after the staff left.

Any individual in the office meeting the staff must wear and wash hand after finish meeting with the staff.

b) i) for Client / Vendor (if scanning allow to perform, and condition not allow to stop entering the office) then will immediate provided with mask to put on and limited the access to only certain area of the office which not much staff will access. This area or the path the person accessing must be disinfected immediately after the Client / Vendor left.

Any individual meeting the Client / Vendor must wear and wash hand after finish dealing with the Client / Vendor.

ii) for Client / Vendor (if scanning is not allowed to perform, and condition not allow to stop entering the office, mask also not allow to provide) then limit the access to only certain area of the office which not much staff will access and as fewer as possible number of staff meeting them. This area or the path the person accessing must be disinfected immediately after the Client / Vendor left.

Any individual meeting the Client / Vendor must wear and wash hand after finish dealing with the Client / Vendor.

2) The door handle, inside lift and button, escalator handrail, stair case banister at least disinfect twice a day, Cleaner must wear mask and glove to perform the task.

3) The entrance, waiting hall, office, toilet, place where staff may access in the office must use disinfectant spray to spray around in morning and after lunch time.

4) Filter for air-con system, must be disinfect twice a day in morning and after lunch. (if condition allow)

5) For Staff, Morning / Come back from outside, before start work or touching anything of workstation, must wash hand.

6) After touching any document sent from outside the office, must wash hand before do other things.

7) Take vitamin C everyday after breakfast. (will based on requirement of individual dosage allowed)

8) Keep distance with all people you meet, within office hour. (Put on mask if condition allow)

9) Any staff who feels sick, must not come to work and go to see doctor, until staff feels fully recover, once on MC, must acknowledge the superior or colleagues.

10) When come back from sick leave, must wear mask for at least 3 days (or until staff not feeling weak anymore), within office hour.

11) Workstation for who just come back from sick leave, must spray with disinfectant spray when after lunch and after work time within 3 days at least (or until staff not feeling weak anymore).

Some ideas to share and just for reference only, by lpw.

E. & O. E.

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你会如何决择呢??

你开着一辆车。在一个暴风雨的晚上。你经过一个车站。有三个人正在焦急的等公共汽车。一个是快要临死的老人，他需要马上去医院。一个是医生，他曾救过你的命，你做梦都想报答他。还有一个女人/男人，她/他是你做梦都想嫁/娶的人，也许错过就没有了。

但你的车只能在坐下一个人，你会如何选择？

我不知道这是不是一个对你性格的测试,因为每一个回答都有他自己的原因。老人快要死了，你首先应该先救他。你也想让那个医生上车，因为他救过你，这是个好机会报答他。还有就是你的梦中情人。错过了这个机会。你可能永远不能遇到一个让你这么心动的人了。

在200个应征者中，只有一个人被雇佣了，他并没有解释他的理由，他只是说了以下的话：

‘给医生车钥匙，让他带着老人去医院，而我则留下来陪我的梦中情人一起等公车!’
每个人都认为以上的回答是最好的，但没有一个人一开始就想到。

小哲理：是否是因为我们从未想过要放弃我们手中已经拥有的优势（车钥匙）?有时，如果我们能放弃一些我们的固执，狭隘，和一些优势的话，我们可能会得到更多。

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Flu drugs 'unhelpful' in children

Page last updated at 10:34 GMT, Monday, 10 August 2009 11:34 UK

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8193012.stm

Flu drugs 'unhelpful' in children

The antiviral drugs being used to treat swine flu do not appear to work well in children, say UK researchers.

Work in the British Medical Journal shows Tamiflu and Relenza rarely prevent complications in children who have normal seasonal flu.

Although it is hard to generalise this to the current swine flu pandemic, they say these drugs are unlikely to help children who catch the H1N1 virus.

Side effects and the risk of resistance developing may negate their use.

There were an estimated 30,000 new cases of swine flu in England in the last week, a drop compared with the 110,000 cases the week before.

Our research is finding for most children these antiviral drugs are probably not going to have much of an effect Study author Dr Matthew Thompson

A decreased incidence has also been seen in Scotland and Wales in the past week.

The total of swine flu-related deaths in England and Scotland stands at 40.

Antivirals are the mainstay of treatment at the moment until a vaccine becomes available, which is expected in September.

The drugs are designed to ensure that symptoms are mild and reduce the chance of an infected person giving the illness to someone else.

The UK has moved beyond the stage of containing swine flu into the "treatment phase", which means that Tamiflu is only being offered to people who have swine flu and not usually to their contacts.

No effect

While the latest study shows that antivirals can shorten the duration of flu in children by up to a day and a half, it also shows that they have little or no effect on asthma flare-ups, ear infections or the likelihood of children needing antibiotics.

The antiviral Tamiflu is also linked to an increased risk of vomiting.

The study also reveals the effectiveness of using antivirals to contain the spread of flu.

They found that 13 people need to be treated to prevent one additional case, meaning antivirals reduce transmission by 8%.

The University of Oxford team, led by Dr Matthew Thompson, carried out a review of four trials on the treatment of seasonal flu in 1,766 children and three trials involving the use of antiviral to limit the spread of seasonal flu in 863 children.

Dr Thompson said: "Our research is finding for most children these antiviral drugs are probably not going to have much of an effect."

Co-researcher Dr Carl Henegan, a GP and expert from the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, said the current policy of giving Tamiflu for mild illness was an "inappropriate strategy".

He said: "The downside of the harms outweigh the one-day reduction in symptomatic benefits."

Flu expert Professor Hugh Pennington said the findings were not surprising and underlined what was already known about Tamiflu.

"Tamiflu has a place but it's not a wonder cure."

A Department of Health spokesman said: "Whilst there is doubt about how swine flu affects children, we believe a safety-first approach of offering antivirals to everyone remains a sensible and responsible way forward.

"However, we will keep this policy under review as we learn more about the virus and its effects.

"The BMJ research is correct to say that many people with swine flu only get mild symptoms, and they may find bed rest and over-the-counter flu remedies work for them.

"But for those who experience severe symptoms, the best scientific advice tells us that Tamiflu should still be taken as soon as possible - and to suggest otherwise is potentially dangerous. If people are in any doubt about whether to take Tamiflu, they should contact their GP."

Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary Norman Lamb called for an urgent review of the policy.

But Professor Steve Field, chairman of the Royal College of GPs, said the current policy was correct.

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health also supports the Department of Health advice.

BBC NEWS | Health | Flu drugs 'unhelpful' in children

Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Jokes: Husband is missing; Wife is missing

MEN JOKES

A lady calls the police to report her husband is missing. The police arrive and ask for a description. She tells them he’s 6 foot 2 inches tall, blonde wavy hair and has a smile that makes everybody love him. The police then go to the next door neighbor to verify this report and the lady next door tells the police, “You can’t believe her. He’s 5 foot 4 inches tall, has no hair and he wears a perpetual frown on his face.” The neighbor then goes and asks the lady why she gave the police such a false report. She replies, “Just because I reported him missing, doesn’t mean I wanted him back!”

My wife is missing

The man approached the very beautiful woman in the large supermarket and asked, “You know, I’ve lost my wife here in the supermarket. Can you talk to me for a couple of minutes?”

“Why?”

“Because every time I talk to a beautiful woman my wife appears out of nowhere.”

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