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Flu Drugs Saved Many Pregnant Swine Flu Victims

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 11.17.2011

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ATLANTA — Quick treatment with flu medicine saved the lives of many pregnant women who were stricken by swine flu last year, according to the mo...

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Does The Flu Vaccine Matter?

The Atlantic | Clayton M. Christensen and Jason Hwang | Posted 11.17.2011

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Vaccination is central to the government's plan for preventing deaths from swine flu. But what if everything we think we know about fighting influenza...

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The Truth About Tamiflu

theatlantic.com | Shannon Brownlee and Jeanne Lenzer | Posted 11.17.2011

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This week, the British medical journal BMJ published a multi-part investigation that confirms that the scientific evidence just isn't there to show th...

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Something You Should Know About Profits, Vaccines and Tort Reform

Vivian Norris | Posted 05.25.2011

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More research needs to be done on the companies supplying the vaccines for the troops. They and their well-connected investors are subsidized by the government, which supplies troops for human testing.

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David Axelrod On H1N1 Vaccines: 'We Overpromised'

NPR | Weekend Edition Saturday | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Axelrod, President Obama's senior adviser, says the administration based its predictions about how many doses of the H1N1 vaccine would be avail...

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Online Gangs Cash In On Swine Flu, Firm Says

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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Criminal gangs are making millions of dollars out of the H1N1 flu pandemic by selling fake flu drugs over the internet, a web security firm said on Mo...

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How To Create Your Own Pandemic: Infectious Creativity Used By Big Pharma

Dana Ullman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Big Pharma is wonderfully creative in marketing this pandemic. But fret not, with a little instruction, you too can learn to create your own pandemic...

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Swine Flu Is in the House

Maria Rodale | Posted 11.17.2011

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We were lucky to catch the infection early enough to get the kids on Tamiflu. But there is no sign of a vaccine in sight, and now it's too late anyway.

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The Horrifying Hidden Story Behind Drug Company Profits

Johann Hari | Posted 05.25.2011

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Far from being a font of innovation, the drug market has become stagnant. Companies squander a fortune developing "me-too" drugs so they can take out a new patent and receive another avalanche of profits.

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Swine Flu: One Woman's Experience

Barbara Dehn | Posted 11.17.2011

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There's a pregnant woman in a local hospital right now on a ventilator, because her case of H1N1 was much more severe and she's fighting for her life.

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Swine Flu Tamiflu Resistance Found In Denmark

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scientists have established the first case of the new H1N1 influenza strain showing resistance to Tamiflu, the main antiviral flu drug, Danish officia...

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WHO Calls For Tamiflu Restraint

AP | E. EDUARDO CASTILLO | Posted 05.25.2011

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MEXICO CITY — In China, mask-wearing police cordoned off more hotels Wednesday, quarantining anyone who came in contact with swine flu patients,...

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The Swine Flu or the FDA: Which Is More Dangerous to Your Health?

John W. Whitehead | Posted 11.17.2011

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News media sycophants have taken up the hew and cry over Tamiflu's life-saving properties. Yet little is being said about the very real dangers that these drugs pose to your health and mental welfare.

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Hogwash Alert: How to Survive the Pandemic of Swine Flu Scams and Swindle

Ben Sherwood | Posted 05.25.2011

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Long before you'd ever come down with swine flu, you'll be exposed to another kind of virus sweeping the world: A global outbreak of online scams preying on your fears of the so-called aporkalypse.

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Physicians And The H1N1 Flu

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 11.17.2011

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Many of us -- patients and physicians alike -- have been thinking about the influenza virus for about a week. Public health officials like the teams at the CDC that I visited yesterday have been thinking about it for years.

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Preparing for the Swine Flu Apocalypse

Warren Holstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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It is important to boycott bacon and pulled pork sandwiches. It shows that we are serious and committed to overreacting.

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Swine Flu: What You Need To Know

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON - A never-before-seen flu strain -- a mix of pig, human and bird viruses -- has turned killer in Mexico and is causing milder illness in th...

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Thinking the Unthinkable: Six (Uncomfortable) Questions about the Swine Flu Outbreak

Ben Sherwood | Posted 05.25.2011

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Are there enough antiviral medicines to keep us safe? Do face masks protect against swine flu? Is the world ready for a new pandemic?

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Swine Flu: Trying to Think Correctly

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 11.17.2011

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Nobody wants to overreact, but nobody wants to be caught unprepared. Responsible members of the media are faced with the difficult task of properly informing without needlessly alarming the public.

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Swine Flu Survival: The Science of a Single Sneeze (and Three Simple Ways to Protect Yourself)

Ben Sherwood | Posted 05.25.2011

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It may sound obvious, but hand-washing with soap and water for around 20 seconds is the single best thing you can do to prevent swine flu.

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Talking Public Health With Obama

Jeremy Manier | Posted 05.25.2011

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This interview, done more than a year before Obama announced his presidential run, gives some insight into his governing instincts, especially his awareness of how a public health disaster could overrun a president's agenda.

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Tamiflu Investigated As Cause Of "Serious" Side Effects In Kids

USA Today | Anita Manning | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Food and Drug Administration panel on Tuesday will review reports of abnormal behavior and other brain effects in more than 1,800 children who had t...

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