Quoted from Tuborg

I thought Dr. Sparky was your alter-ego  

No.. that's Sparky, the Love doctor.

Quoted from Sparky

No.. that's Sparky, the Love doctor.

Not sure about that ... with all the talk last Sat night it was more like Dr Proctor

Quoted from jonny_eh

I agree that no one should PANIC (no one here is), but at the same time, people shouldn't be downplaying its seriousness. Wash your hands, cough on your sleeve, stay at home if sick, and get the vaccine when you can.

-Dr. Jon

100% in agreement. But as for panicking, I am part of an employee committee at work and you should see the emails I get... people ARE panicking. One guy even asked for a Purell dispenser... on EVERYONE's desk, and that they distribute masks and gloves for free.

Quoted from Sparky

100% in agreement. But as for panicking, I am part of an employee committee at work and you should see the emails I get... people ARE panicking. One guy even asked for a Purell dispenser... on EVERYONE's desk, and that they distribute masks and gloves for free.

Wait.. you get PM'd at work, too??  You must be INUNDATED with PM's  

This reminds me of the Y2K scare.. "Planes will be falling from the skys!  Wallstreet will crumble!!"  ... look how that turned out.

No, Sparky's alter egos are Inyourface and Inyourface1.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't purell do nothing with the flu virus? I thought it's good at killing bacteria, not viruses. The thinking behind washing hands with soap is that i washes away the virus, purell wouldn't do that.

Quoted from machine.slave

Wait.. you get PM'd at work, too??  You must be INUNDATED with PM's  

Believe it or not, yes. It's actually my job. As a master troubleshooter, I get PMed by sales reps and customers. And as employee committee rep, I get PMed by colleagues for everything from trashcan colors to their cubicle neighbor who farts too much.

Quoted from Sparky

Believe it or not, yes. It's actually my job. As a master troubleshooter, I get PMed by sales reps and customers. And as employee committee rep, I get PMed by colleagues for everything from trashcan colors to their cubicle neighbor who farts too much.

PM sent....my co-worker is picking its nose again.....

tartagliag

Quoted from tartagliag

PM sent....my co-worker is picking its nose again.....

tartagliag

Tell him to wipe himself on his sleeve... not the hands!

Ricker ... the word on the street is talking about an outbreak at Mt Sinai

Any truth to it ?

I actually do not know. If there is one, the media would be all over it and the public relations staff would be answering the questions because they would have the most up to date information. What I have heard on the news is that many ER departments are being swamped and many GP offices as well with parents bringing in their children to be looked at. That is everywhere though, not just my hospital.

These simple rules came true my emails in french . So , i decided to translate it to my best knowledge and share it with you all ...  


- Often wash your hands ( Everyone knows that one )

- Avoid touching your face with your hands ( viruses come in true the mouth , noze and eyes )

- Gargle with warm salty water twice a day ( Use listerine if you don ' t trust salty water ) . The H1 N1 takes 2 to 3 days after initial infection in the throat to spread and show symptoms . To gargle prevents spreading . In some ways ,  to gargle has the same effect on a healty person as the Tamiflu has on an infected person . DO NOT UNDER ESTIMATE THIS SIMPLE METHOD , non-costy and efficient .

- Also , clean your nostrils at least once a day by strongly blowing your nose and then wash the inside of both nostrils with a Q-tip soaked in salty water . It is really efficient to reduce the viral population .

- Give a chance to your natural immune system by eating citrus foods or any foods rich in vitamin C . If you choose to go for vitamin C pills , make sure that they contain zinc in order to facilitate absorbtion .

- Drink warm liquids ( thea , coffee ect... ) as much as you can . To drink warm liquids washes the viruses down into the stomach where they can ' t survive .