For the 60 million Americans without paid sick leave, calling in sick with swine flu can mean forfeiting pay or even losing their jobs. So instead, many will choose to go to work and spread the disease.
Jay Gordon, MD | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living
The possibility of your healthy child "being hooked to a respirator" because of Swine Flu is incredibly small. To imply otherwise is an unintelligent scare tactic.
AP | PHILIP ELLIOTT | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON � President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, giving his health chief the power to let hospitals move em...
Peter Christian Hall | Posted 10.20.2009 | World
In this season of swine flu discontent, the annual shot aimed at quelling "normal" flu may have a bad year.
Dana Ullman | Posted 10.07.2009 | Living
There is little evidence that flu vaccines are effective in preventing the flu, says one of the world's leading expert on influenza vaccines.
Dana Ullman | Posted 10.01.2009 | Living
A fever enables the body to increase its production of interferon, an important antiviral substance that is critical for fighting infection. Fever also increases white blood cell mobility and activity, which are instrumental factors in fighting infection.
The Observer | John Vidal | Posted 09.26.2009 | Green
Huge dust storms, like the ones that blanketed Sydney twice last week, hit Queensland yesterday and turned the air red across much of eastern Australi...
Diane Francis | Posted 11.14.2009 | Business
A quick survey of market catastrophes reveals that autumn is not only when the traditional harvest comes in, but also when we reap what we have sown -- whether it's corn or bad economic policy.
Chris Weigant | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics
Do you really want to limit vaccinations only to people who have legal documents, or would you rather everyone get inoculated? Remember, those you exclude will likely have some sort of contact with either you, your kids, or the food you eat at some point.
news.prnewswire.com | Posted 09.06.2009 | Living
As the U.S. prepares for a possible second wave of H1N1 or swine flu, as well as for the annual scourge of seasonal flu and colds, a new report from C...
Susan Blumenthal, M.D. | Posted 05.12.2009 | Living
Historically, disease outbreaks affect many sectors of society; in the case of the H1N1 flu, world leaders fear that a pandemic could derail global economic recovery.
Dickipedia | Kevin Allocca | Posted 06.11.2009 | Comedy
Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses, a deadly public health risk, and a dick. The most common ...
Gina Solomon | Posted 05.29.2009 | Green
Swine flu is a wake-up call: we have one of the best public health systems in the world, but it has been mismanaged and starved for resources for years.
AP | Posted 05.28.2009 | World
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...
AP | MARK STEVENSON | Posted 05.25.2009 | World
MEXICO CITY — Mexico City closed schools across the metropolis of 20 million Friday after at least 16 people died and more than 900 others fall ...
Chicago Public Radio | Gabriel Spitzer | Posted 02.14.2009 | Chicago
Illinois public health officials say flu cases are up around the Chicago area. And peak flu season is just a few weeks away. The state collects data ...
Jeffrey Levi | Posted 10.30.2009 | Living