My son came down with H1N1 when we were on vacation in Chile. It is not an exaggeration to say I have never been so terrified in my life.
Obama: "The Senate and the House bills are 95 percent identical. There's 5 percent differences, and one of those differences is the public option. But this is an area that has just become symbolic of a lot of ideological fights."
It's scary to think that Neglected Tropical Diseases can be so easily defeated with a very modest investment, far less than it takes to fight pandemics like AIDS and tuberculosis. Yet they continue to be ignored.
The flu season may have peaked, but in its wake we need to ask ourselves a grim question: How many deaths and illnesses could have been prevented had our vaccine supply remained steady?
Nearly forty years after the study ended, the name "Tuskegee" still evokes fears of the dangers of government involvement in medical care.
It's not often that a news organization is determined to kill off its readers, but that's what WorldNetDaily seems to be doing in its wild fearmongeri...
I will review what to consider if you are thinking about vaccination, discuss some of the risks involved, and provide you with a comprehensive 7-step plan for preventing swine flu this winter.
Health officials have been tackling the difficult question of how to apportion mechanical ventilators in a severe influenza pandemic when the demand f...
Some essential city services are too important to do without. Alarmingly, Mayor Daley's 2010 budget plan calls for a $2.1 million funding reduction (6.7% cut) for public health.
By Sheri Fink, ProPublica Today, ordinary Americans get a rare opportunity to weigh in ...
By Sheri Fink, ProPublica On Monday, ordinary Americans get a rare opportunity to weigh in on a life-and-death issue: Who gets access...
Between now and when the vaccination is made available to the public, hang in there, use hand sanitizer and avoid walking petri dishes -- toddlers with runny noses -- if you have the option.
If last weekend's experience getting the H1N1 shot was any indication of what we can expect, a government plan shouldn't be dismissed out of hand.
Time Warner's long awaited spinoff of AOL will happen December 9th. The spin off estimates that AOL is worth approximately $3.4 billion, 1/11th of T...
It's up to parents to give kids the information they need to stay calm, and hopefully healthy, in the face of the swine flu pandemic. To start, here are five swine flu myths to address.
Whether we seek protection, or try to prove how brave we are, we often miss fear's true opportunity to teach us authentic courage.
Eating Animals, the searing indictment of factory farming by Jonathan Safran Foer, has got the champions of cheap chuck denouncing the celebrated novelist's latest work as just another piece of fiction.
There is something nostalgic about spare time. Like an old friend you knew once and somehow lost touch. Spare time beckons, yet few can hear the whispers.
I spent the day on the Hill interviewing Representatives about Wall Street and how they were able to jump the line to get the H1N1 flu vaccine before pregnant women and children.
If you want to draw attention to a problem, try hiding it. That's the strategy of several military bases when it comes to the H1N1 vaccine.
It may not sound like much, but the best defense against the swine flu involves some very simple steps: Every sneeze should be covered and every hand should be washed.
