The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
A new study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine warns of a "mental health epidemic" afflicting the nation's Republican governors. According to...
Avian Flu Diary (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
# 3441 Now that a pandemic has been officially declared, and we’ve seen the virus begin to spread to pretty much every corner of the world ( 104 countries as of Friday ), the question on everyone’s mind is: How severe will it be? Right now, the CDC and the World Health Organization are calling this a ` moderate ’ pandemic. While the exact CFR ( case fatality ratio ) isn’t clear,...
MSNBC.com: Nightly News (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
July 5: Officials say prescription drug abuse is a growing problem nationwide, but in Kentucky, where 485 people died from overdoses last year, the problem is particularly acute. NBC’s Mark Potter reports. (Nightly News)
io9 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Scientists now have an idea of just how the H1N1 virus may be so deadly, and what makes it different from earlier viruses from the same family. Hint: It's where it goes inside your body that counts.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Avian Flu Diary (Free subscription) | yesterday
# 3437 Today there appears an article in the Saturday Star that all but dismisses the Swine Flu Pandemic as a `non-event’ ; at least according to a South African Health Department Official. Swine flu: Department not worried July 04 2009 at 03:42PM By Candice Bailey and Thabiso Thakali South Africa can expect a spike in the number of reported swine flu cases in the next few months - but health...
Cool Science News (Free subscription) | yesterday
From The New Scientist: As the H1N1 swine flu pandemic continues to spread around the world, most cases are still mild. But reports are starting to emerge of people who sicken and die very quickly of what appears to be viral pneumonia. Now two independent groups of scientists have now found out why – and it's all down to where the virus binds within the body. H1N1 swine flu comes from pigs, so...
Rants From The Rookery (Free subscription) | yesterday
Yesterday there were more than 7,400 confirmed cases of swine flu in the UK. If the number of cases continues to grow at the current pace, the UK could have 100,000 new cases every day by the end of August. So far, most swine flu patients have suffered only mild symptoms. However, they are still be urged to stay away from GP surgeries or hospitals if they suspect they have the flu. [snip] Under the...
Aftermath News (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Daily Mail | Jun 30, 2009 The swine flu pandemic may have been caused by an accidental leak from a laboratory three decades ago, scientists have claimed. An investigation into the genetic make-up of flu viruses claims the pandemic may not have occurred, had it not been for the accidental release of the same strain of influenza [...]
Motivational Speaker - Craig Harper (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
Reflection on disconnection In 2009 we are indeed a global community infected by disconnection. On many levels and in many ways. And as a planet and as a tribe living on that planet, it’s safe to say that the Disconnection Epidemic is killing us. Or perhaps should I say, we’re killing us. Metaphorically and literally. Just take a look around [...]
Travel Rants Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
News of Swine Flu appeared suddenly, out of nowhere, tourism in Mexico took a hit, panic set in as the flu spread across the world. The World Health Organisation recently set the flu as category six because it is a pandemic and cases are appearing in a lot of countries. Blown out of proportion The last thing [...] This post was syndicated from the Travel Rants blog . Signup for the free Travel Newsletter...
Health information (Free subscription) | yesterday
When many people get a disease at the same time, it is called a pandemic. Pandemic flu is caused when people get sick or infected from a new flu virus that had not been harmful to people before. This type of flu spreads easily from person to person and can cause many people to become very ill or die.
Harry Cichy Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
VOA News - In the US, Prescription Drug Abuse Is Called an Epidemic
qwstnevrythg.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
I’ve never believed in accidents, especially not of this nature. Given the targets of this release – Russia and China in the 70’s and possibly Mexico today – I’d say we’re looking at something weaponized: Mail Online The swine flu pandemic may have been caused by an accidental leak from a laboratory three decades ago, scientists have [...]
Random Acts Of Reality (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
'Swine flu', which for those following me on Twitter, seems to be one of the things I'm encountering more and more often these days. Let me explain some of the ways in which it is impacting my working life of late. While the government leaflet says that masks offer no protection from the 'flu, our latest flowchart for dealing with it mentions not only masks, but also aprons and gloves. We have gone...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
INSIDE ZIMBABWE: BILL CORCORANrevisits a township outside Harare to see what has happened since the cholera epidemic ravaged the country and the opposition joined an inclusive government in February
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sonupt5@gmail.com | yesterday
Edward Jenner and vaccination against smallpox “Edward Jenner is well known around the world for his innovative contribution to immunization and the ultimate eradication of smallpox. Jenner's work is widely regarded as the foundation of immunology—despite the fact that he was neither the first to suggest that infection with cowpox conferred specific immunity to smallpox nor the first to attempt cowpox
bodywise | 07/02/2009
Durham officials not saying much about death of man with H1N1 Urge common sense approaches to flu prevention Jun 25, 2009 – 03:18 PM By Jennifer Stone DURHAM — Region of Durham officials are keeping mum on the death of a 68-year-old man...
pooja | 06/20/2009
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USA, in its latest update, dated Friday evening, 19th June, 2009, reports a total of 21,449 confirmed human cases of swine flu A(H1N1) infection, including 87 deaths.
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