Word: flu
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Flu season is nearly upon us, and millions of Americans will soon be turning to a dubious "remedy" widely available at health-food stores and pharmacies. It's called Oscillococcinum, a tongue-twister of a potion that, according to its label, provides "temporary relief of colds and flulike symptoms." It is the standard homeopathic treatment for influenza and goes for about $10 a box. But like other homeopathic products, it's basically worthless...
...flu's really easy to get here, and I can't afford to be sick," said Alice O. Wong '04. "So why not [get the vaccine...
...think they really help," said Mike D. Ramos '04. "I know people who've ended up getting the flu even with the shot...
According to an informational pamphlet from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, while it is still possible to contract the flu after being vaccinated, it is often a milder case...
...than with many a teacher who presided over a packed lecture hall. And in certain ways, I got to know her much better than my own thesis adviser, who had to juggle his class preparation, graduate students and writing books. (I even knew when she came down with the flu because it meant she was a day or two late with her comments on a paper I'd submitted.) But while the course was cerebrally engaging, socially it was a dud. Discussions, a series of time-delayed postings on message boards, were stilted and there were almost no opportunities...