Pandemic

Don't Shake Hands With a Mexican

Michael Wolff | Posted 05.29.2009 | Media


Michael Wolff

The reporters at yesterday's White House press briefing were determined to make swine flu not just big news, but practically Watergate.

What Airports and Factory Farms Have in Common: The Possible Smithfield/Swine Flu Connection

Leslie Hatfield | Posted 05.29.2009 | Green


Leslie Hatfield

If a commercial flight is a prime breeding ground for airborne infectious disease, consider the digs of modern hogs: factory farms.

Marcus Baram

Flu Pandemic: U.S. Still Not Prepared, Warns Government Watchdog

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics


There are still major gaps in national and state plans to prepare for an influenza pandemic, according to recent reports issued by the Government Acco...

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

Ben Sherwood | Posted 05.28.2009 | World


Ben Sherwood

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

Swine Flu: Trying to Think Correctly

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 05.28.2009 | Living


Dr. Jon LaPook

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.

Jason Linkins

GOP Stripped Flu Pandemic Preparedness From Stimulus [UPDATED]

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics


[UPDATED, below] [with reporting from Ryan Grim] Remember way back in the day, President Obama delivered his Not Really The State Of The Union addre...

WATCH: Why NOT to Worry About Swine Flu

Lee Camp | Posted 05.27.2009 | Comedy


Lee Camp

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Swine Flu: Science Races To Parse New Virus

Wall Street Journal | GAUTAM NAIK and BETSY MCKAY | Posted 05.27.2009 | World


Avian flu and SARS rudely awoke the world to the possibility of a new pandemic. Could a seemingly more mundane bug now put the world to the test? The...

Swine Flu: White House Says "It's Not A Time To Panic"

AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 05.27.2009 | Home


WASHINGTON — The world's governments raced to avoid both a pandemic and global hysteria Sunday as more possible swine flu cases surfaced from Ca...

Obama's Swine Flu Challenge

Craig Crawford | Posted 05.27.2009 | Politics


Craig Crawford

Swine flu politics is back. It helped claim the career of a president more than 30 years ago.

Let's Ask Marion Nestle: Who Needs Bioterrorism When We've Got Manure Lagoons?

Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.27.2009 | Green


Kerry Trueman

Nestle: "Our report fully documented how confined animal feeding operations promote transmission of nasty -- and often antibiotic resistant -- microbial diseases."

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

Ben Sherwood | Posted 05.26.2009 | World


Ben Sherwood

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.

WHO Chief: Swine Flu Has "Pandemic Potential"

AP | MARK STEVENSON | Posted 05.26.2009 | World


MEXICO CITY — Mexico's president assumed new powers Saturday to isolate people infected with a deadly swine flu strain as authorities struggled ...

World AIDS Day: A Spiritual Approach

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 01.01.2009 | Living


Dr. Susan Corso

Imagine, in the face of the despair, a young pastor delivering a sermon to a principally gay, male congregation on the spirituality of HIV/AIDS.

EA CEO On Two-Take Bid: "We're Very Confident In This Transaction"

GameSpot | Brendan Sinclair | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Consolidation continues to be a major theme in the gaming industry, as Electronic Arts today made its intentions to acquire Take-Two Interactive publi...