> "Was there a link to the actual paper?" The title link goes to the paper. It only shows the abstract by defualt though. You need to get access to it to read

> "Was there a link to the actual paper?" The title link goes to the paper. It only shows the abstract by defualt though. You need to get access to it to read the rest. Perhaps someone else can help you there. >"It would have been nice to a group that had the flu but didn't have any of the standard treatments to see how they compared to the flu group with treatments because their test group seems like more than just the flu." It didn't look like they reported what treatments were involved, but I only glanced at the paper. It is possible they had this data and missed/ignored it though. > "Could you have a group too that did the treatments without the flu?" I'm sure there are many people on NSAIDs for headaches and such that could be included. The dosage regimen is probably important though. Eg, suddenly start taking them for a week then stop, etc. > "All said, for those of you that have actually had influenza as an adult, a death actually sounds preferable." This seems a little strong. I haven't heard before that people consider the flu to be worse than death...