H1N1: A Lesson To Remember 04/13/2010 02:36PM One year has passed since the first signs of a new influenza virus surfaced and started moving through the human population. In fact, it was on this day a year ago that the unfortunate first death related to Novel H1N1 influenza occurred in Oaxaca, Mexico. A week later, [...]
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This article in Wall Street Journal seems to say that H1N1 was overhyped. I think it wasn’t overhyped, rather, I think all the attention it was given changed people’s behavior which lowered the size of the outbreak. Also remember that this flu killed more children than any flu in over 75 years. This has been [...]
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Commentary: Critics who say the Swine Flu Pandemic was overhyped arent looking at the facts. Tell the parents of the 300+ children who died that the pandemic was overblown. Using the logic of the critics, If your house in South Florida is Hurricane reinforced concrete and your neighbor built his from wood and his got [...]
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FDA Slams Tylenol Maker’s Delay in Tainted Pill Recall More Products, Including Tylenol Extra Strength and Rolaids, Recalled Due to Noxious Chemical Fears By JOSEPH BROWNSTEIN ABC News Medical Unit Jan. 15, 2010— The U.S. Food and Drug Administration slammed Tylenol manufacturer McNeil Healthcare LLC during a media briefing this morning for what it called [...]
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If the same poll were held and the question was, “How confident are you in the way the H1N1 Flu Virus was handled? How would you answer? Poll: Most Americans somewhat confident in food safety According to a CBS News poll of 1,048 American adults, only 32% say they are “very confident” about the safety [...]
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OTTAWA – They lived in Canada’s small towns and big cities, from coast to coast. They were children, parents, friends and neighbours. Some had health problems before the virus struck them down, but many were young and vital. Scientists are still trying to determine why H1N1 affects some people and not others, and why it [...]
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This cuts both ways folks. As a parent, I want to see that “I’ve been vaccinated sign right next to the $25.00 per photo sign. Unless his outfit is made of red and white sani wipes I think we will pass this year from the line of precious little petri dishes sitting on Santa’s Lap.
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Unless I am completely wrong in my interpretation of this article, the current plans for contolling a flu pandemic are completely useless and we are basically on our own. Pandemic Influenza as 21st Century Urban Public Health Crisis David M. Bell, Isaac B. Weisfuse, Mauricio Hernandez-Avila, Carlos del Rio, Xinia Bustamante, and Guenael Rodier Author [...]
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If your doctor or pediatrician does not have separate sick and wellness rooms, make sure you prepare yourself for the possibility of getting sick waiting for your flu shot. My wife took our little girl to the pediatrician for her flu shot. She had an appointment for 10:00. After sitting in a waiting room that [...]
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This is from the Wall Street Journal. What is the lesson? Take all government info with a grain of salt, weight the evidence, and then follow your gut. By JARED A. FAVOLE WASHINGTON — The number of confirmed cases of H1N1 flu from April to July represents just 2% of the actual people who were [...]
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