Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 25, 2008—Held each January, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards coincide with the peak of flu season. And no one is immune—not even celebrities who must appear at the award ceremony. Because “the show must go on,” special guests of the Luxury Lounge will find a priceless “gift of health” among the stylish and extravagant gift bags. A variety of safe and reliable homeopathic medicines, including Oscillococcinum for flu and flu-like symptoms, will be customized for guests after speaking with Boiron pharmacist, Christophe Merville, D. Pharm.

“Celebrities are just like us. When they get sick with flu symptoms like chills, body aches and fever, they sometimes can’t get out of bed either,” said Dr. Merville. “The difference is that much of the time they have a lot of people depending on them to perform at their peak or to attend an event like the SAG Awards. They can’t take regular medicine that puts them in a fog for a performance. That’s why Oscillo is an industry secret that can be found on production sets throughout Hollywood.”

“I am glad to see these homeopathic medicines because my schedule doesn’t allow me to shop at Whole Foods to get them anymore,” said Katherine Heigl, who as a cast member of Grey’s Anatomy is a SAG Award nominee for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. “On the set, we work so closely together, so we are always passing colds back and forth.” Upon receiving a Boiron “gift of health” last year at The Sundance Film Festival last year, Heigl said she takes Oscillo “as soon as [she feels] something coming on.”

Likewise at Sundance 2007, Rainn Wilson of The Office, whose cast is nominated for the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy, exclaimed, “I love this stuff! It saved me! My wife and child came down with the flu a few weeks ago. It really worked for us. I know about your products through word-of-month and have seen them in health foods stores for years. Thank you for the medicines. I will use all of it. This is the only place that I would take my picture with a product.”

Nominated for the same SAG Award, Entourage star Kevin Dillon explained: “On a set, when everyone was sick with the flu, I took Oscillo. I recommend Oscillo to my mom and my family. We all take it.” His castmate, Perrey Reeves, added, “We live in Costa Rica and I pack Oscillo in my suitcase whenever we go home. We don’t have electricity, clean water, etc., but we have Oscillo!” Adrian Grenier of the series credits his mother for introducing him to natural medicines. “I know about homeopathic medicines. I use them all the time—especially Oscillo,” he said.

Homeopathic medicines, such as Oscillo, are popular within the entertainment community because of their ability to safely relieve symptoms without causing side effects. Ugly Betty’s Eric Mabius, Becki Newton, Tony Plana and Michael Urie, Desperate Housewives’s Felicity Huffman and Andrea Bowen, The Sopranos’s Edie Falco and 3:10 to Yuma’s Gretchen Mol have all expressed their gratitude in the past for Boiron’s homeopathic medicines.

Valued at approximately $150, the Boiron gift bag also contains items to address sore muscles, bruising, colds, hoarseness, sore throats, jet lag, sleeplessness, stress, baby teething, and skin and eye irritations. The health-conscious Hollywood crowd will also be able to shop for items specific to their needs at the lounge during the days prior to the awards ceremony.

Consumers can purchase these same products that celebrities rave about at thousands of stores across the country. Most of Boiron’s over-the-counter drugs can be found in health food stores for $6 to $12. Busy consumers who can’t afford to be sick with flu-like symptoms can find Oscillococcinum more widely available in drug stores, supermarkets and mass merchandisers. The average retail price for the popular 6-dose is $12.99. Consumers can visit the new www.oscillo.com Web site for a coupon or to find the nearest store that carries Oscillo.

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