Ah-Choo! Some Resources to Make You Feel Better

Well, cold and flu season is still here. I got proof of that over this weekend. On Thursday and Friday of last week, I battled a sore throat and over the weekend, it became a full-fledged cold. I’m not the only one trying to muddle through; my co-worker has a cold too. I keep saying, “I’m sorry,” because I believe I gave her a cold. She’s very kind and said, “Oh, this is going around everywhere.” I still believe I gave her a cold but….

Anyway, enough about things I can’t change. I decided to put together some resources on what to do about colds, flu and sinus problems.

Books
100 Questions & Answers about Influenza

100 Questions & Answers about Sinusitis and Other Sinus Diseases

Ah-choo!: The Uncommon Life of Your Common Cold
Food Cures: Breakthrough Nutritional Prescriptions for Everything from Colds to Cancer

The Merck Manual Home Health Handbook

Prescription for Natural Cures: A Self-Care Guide for Treating Health Problems with Natural Remedies Including Diet, Nutrition, Supplements, and Other Holistic Methods

Websites
Medline Plus:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/commoncold.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/flu.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sinusitis.html

Health and Medicine Databases available through Birmingham Public Library:
http://www.bplonline.org/virtual/databases/default.aspx?p=2&q=13#db

Health InfoNet of Alabama:
http://healthinfonet.org/Pages/HealthInfo-Resources.aspx

I hope this helps you keep healthy. Gesundheit!

Submitted by Maya Jones
West End Library