We always knew that factory farms were a scar on humanity's conscience -- but now we know they are a scar on our health.
Alex Pasternack | Posted 05.31.2009 | Green
Considering how fast Twitter has self-propagated, and thanks to the Internet and our constant news cycles, might Swine Flu be the Twitter of viruses?
Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 05.30.2009 | Living
I will be at the CDC in Atlanta tomorrow, Thursday April 30th at 8:30am shooting a story about the flu outbreak for the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric. What questions would you like answered?
Lee Camp | Posted 05.27.2009 | Comedy
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...
Ian Welsh | Posted 05.26.2009 | Business
While I think it's unlikely that the current outbreak of swine flu will reach pandemic proportions, it's worth looking at what a pandemic would be like in economic terms, and what individuals can do to prepare for one.
Simran Sethi | Posted 10.05.2008 | Green
Large, corporate pig farms are home to deep vats of untold tons of pig crap, called "lagoons," which regularly overflow or seep past inadequate lining into the earth.
Johann Hari | Posted 05.31.2009 | World