Flu remedy linked to a teen suicide

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This is quite alarming. Apparently a teen jumped 11 storeys to his death after taking Tamiflu and is at least the 18th juvenile fatality linked to the drug in 17 months. The 14-year-old boy’s death follows a similar case two weeks ago when a girl of the same age died after jumping from an apartment building at Gamagori in central Japan.

In the latest case, the teenager, from Sendai in Japan’s north-east, had been prescribed a five-day course of Tamiflu by his doctor. After taking two tablets on Monday, he woke during the evening and told his mother he was going to the bathroom, but went out the front door instead.

His mother followed him and called out when she saw him climbing a waist-high handrail. Police said he did not respond, throwing himself off to the car park below.

There have also been dozens of cases worldwide in which the drug is reported to have induced bouts of psychosis and hallucinations in children.

In an earlier case in Japan, a 17-year-old boy who had taken Tamiflu before going to bed had walked out of the house and stood in front of an oncoming truck. The truck driver told police the boy was smiling at the moment of impact.

This is a huge problem because governments are touting Tamiflu, an anti-viral drug, as the most important shield against bird flu in humans. Right now this drug does not seem like a very viable option for those who affected by bird flu scares. Perhaps it is time more people read up on their opther options by reading What You Must Do To Escape the Bird Flu. You can read my review here.

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