Fake H1N1 Remedies are popping up all over the internet

As the H1N1 pandemic climbs, a number of people across the world wide web have thought to make money off of the illness that has everybody climbing all over each other to get their shot. Some 'home remedies' include topical gels, masks, body wash, and other 'air solvent products'. Other homeopathic remedies have been advertised by less-mainstream health organizations in Toronto and Ottawa. There have even been remedies on the internet saying you can ward off Swine Flu with onions, of all things. Even Kellogg's Cocoa Krispies have been said to ward off the disease.

This scandal is comparable to the war profiteering of the first and second world wars. People out there come up with a plan to rip off people who just want protection from an illness that has now become a global pandemic. None of the remedies advertised on the internet have been proven to work, so the best thing to do to prevent yourself from getting H1N1 is to just get your shot and be hygienic (wash your hands frequently, avoid touching your face, etc.) Not only are these false remedies a scam, in my opinion these people should be charged with fraud. They are giving the people they scam a false sense of hope, and taking their hard-earned money in the process.



Article courtesy of The Toronto Star: http://www.healthzone.ca/health/newsfeatures/swineflu/article/720794--cocoa-krispies-won-t-save-you-from-h1n1?bn=1