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3. Lone Simonsen, PhD; Thomas A. Reichert, MD, PhD et al. Impact of Influenza Vaccination on Seasonal Mortality in the US Elderly Population. Arch Intern Med. 2005;165:265-272. 4. John J Cannell, Michael Zasloff et al. On the epidemiology of influenza. Virology Journal 2008, 5:29 5. Aloia JF, Li-Ng M: Epidemic influenza and vitamin D. Epidemiol Infect 2007; 135: 1095–1096 6. DahlbergG, Engel A, Rydin H. The value of ascorbic acid as a prophylactic against common colds. Acta Medica Scandinavica 1944; 540-61. 7. Pitt HA, Costrini AM. Vitamin C prohylaxis in marine recruits. JAMA 1979; 9: 908-11. 8. Villamor E, Fawzi WW. Effects of vitamin a supplementation on immune responses and correlation with clinical outcomes. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2005; 18: 446-64. 9. Butler JC, Havens PL et al. Measles severitu and serum retinol (vitamin A) concentration among children in the United States. Pediatrics 1993; 6: 119-26 10. Ross AC. Vitamin a supplementation and retinoic acid treatment in the regulation of antibody responses in vivo. Vitam Horm. 2007; 75: 197-222. 11. Girodon F, Galan P, et al. Impact of trace elements and vitamin supplementation on immunity and infections in institutionalized elderly patients: a randomized controlled trial. MIN. VIT. AOX. geriatric network. Arch Intern Med. 1999; 159: 748-54. Dietary supplements and bird flu – the debate By Stephen Daniells 24/02/2006As the bird flu grip on Europe increases by the day, scientists have begun to publicly debate the role of nutraceuticals as possible preventatives in the wake of news that availability of anti-viral drugs may be “too little, too late.” |
At a Science Media Centre briefing on Monday 20th February, Professor Edzard Ernst, professor of complimentary medicine at the University of Exeter, said that there was no scientific evidence to support the claims from natural products available on the Internet to protect against avian flu.The products quoted by Professor Ernst included olive leaf extract, garlic, oregano oil, colloidal silver, aloe vera, Echinacea, and green tea.“Nothing works,” Professor Ernst is quoted as saying in the Guardian newspaper (February 21st). “Nothing that is within the umbrella of complementary medicine is of demonstrable effectiveness. Journalists ought to be very cautious when they hear this or that plant kills something in a petri dish.You’d be hard pushed to find a plant that doesn’t have antiviral or antibacterial effects,” said Ernst.This view was claimed to be “irresponsible and a danger to public health,” by Dr. Damien Downing, president of the British Society for Ecological Medicine, and medical director of the Alliance for Natural Health, an international campaign organisation dedicated to protecting and promoting natural healthcare worldwide.“I welcomed Professor Ernst’s acknowledgement of the point made by the Alliance for Natural Health over a month ago that genuine caution should be exercised when using certain herbal remedies, such as Echinacea, in bird flu, but I am amazed that Professor Ernst appears to have no knowledge of the extensive literature on the essential nature of zinc and vitamin C, for example, when the body is dealing with infections,” said Downing. |
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