Two nasty VirUs-es.

once you have kids you get extra paranoid about getting sick, because (a) they're always passing along stuff, and (b) you're already sleep- and time-deprived.

Flu (TheFlu):

• if you have kids, get them a Flu Vaccine/[FluShot]

• get yourself (and spouse) a Flu Vaccine

• there are other prescription drugs (neuraminidase inhibitors) for preventing or shortening the flu - you typically try to get these if someone in your family gets the flu, or in the first 2 days of having symptoms yourself

  • http://www.flumist.com

  • Relenza http://www.medinfo.co.uk/topics/relenza.html

  • Tamiflu http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/druginfo/tamiflu.htm

Colds ([Common Cold], URI) (sometimes hard to distinguish from a Sinus Infection):

• Guaifenex loosens mucus, helping you unclog your throat. If you take normal multi-ingredient cough syrup, you get around 200mg of this. If you take the max dose of guaifenex-only cough syrup, you get around 400mg. If you take 2 capsules, you get 1200mg.

  • but it sounds rather scary

  • over-the-counter Mucinex

• [Gator Ade], baby.

• see http://tantek.pbwiki.com/HowToKickColds - [How To Kick Colds]

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