Funny how the recent release that echinacea doesn't work lacks details. It doesn't tell how many milligrams of echinacea (do you measure any chemical/herb/drug, etc. by the term 'pills'?

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/28/health/29real.html?ex=1089086400&...

The second group at least received an extract and...There was no difference in recovery time, but the group that took echinacea was less likely to develop a second cold, said Dr. James A. Taylor, lead author of the study.

Less likely to develop a second cold. That is the primary way to utilize ech anyway - an ounce of prevention....

What is odd is that this study is released a few DAYS after press releases stating that there will be plenty of flu vaccine available this winter.

http://www.wtvm.com/Global/story.asp?S=1965109&nav=8fapO9mc

Many of it (all?) containing mercury.

http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2901-2950/ab_2943_cfa_200406...

despite the fact that we know that the vaccine might not work:

http://www.nature.com/nsu/040112/040112-14.html

And probably didn't:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/01/15/flu.vaccine/


So, take the flu shot, get the flu anyway, and perhaps get autism:

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040611/clf027_1.html

or take a natural herb ahead of time and help prevent a cold or flu:

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q...