Swine Flu Pandemic

Online Gangs Sell Fake Swine Flu Drugs, Firm Warns

Reuters | Posted 11.16.2009 | Technology


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...

Does The Flu Vaccine Matter?

The Atlantic | Clayton M. Christensen and Jason Hwang | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living


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...

Talking to Kids About Swine Flu...Without Scaring Them Silly

Danielle Wood | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living


Danielle Wood

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.

Afghanistan's Only Pig Placed In Swine Flu Quarantine

globalpost.com | Posted 11.12.2009 | World


KABUL, Afghanistan -- By Afghan standards, it's a panic of apocalyptic proportions: A state of emergency has been declared; parents are scaring their ...

Parents: Vaccinate Your Children

Anne Mai Bertelsen | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


Anne Mai Bertelsen

Parents born after 1970 don't know about these diseases first hand. They have the luxury of protection and ignorance: they grew up with vaccines and without pandemics.

Swine Flu Vaccine: Why You Should Stop Worrying and Roll Up Your Sleeve

Ben Sherwood | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living


Ben Sherwood

When we're bombarded with information (and opinion), experts say our brains simply aren't wired to balance risk vs. benefit and make sound decisions. Simply put, too many of us worry about the wrong things.

The Swine Flu Vaccine Screw-Up: Optimism as a Public Health Problem

Barbara Ehrenreich | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics


Barbara Ehrenreich

According to academic "positive psychologists," and legions of unlicensed life coaches, optimism wards off common illnesses and extends longevity. It turns out to be less than salubrious when it comes to public health.

Health Experts Fear That Lack Of Sick Leave Helps Spread Swine Flu

nytimes.com | STEVEN GREENHOUSE | Posted 11.03.2009 | Business


Public health experts worried about the spread of the H1N1 flu are raising concerns that workers who deal with the public, like waiters and child care...

Worst-Case Swine Flu Outbreak Could Overwhelm Local Hospitals

Chicago Tribune | William Mullen | Posted 11.02.2009 | Chicago


For a mere peek into the potential difficulties of managing a worst-case outbreak of swine flu, one need only look back at a few weeks in May at Child...

Why Weren't H1N1 Vacccines Available for Our Children Before School Started?

Sen. Bob Graham | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics


Sen. Bob Graham

Whether the threat is from naturally occurring disease or bioterrorism, the United States needs to be able to produce vaccines and other medicines faster and less expensively.

Swine Flu Vaccine Influx Arrives In Suburban Cook, But More Needed

Chicago Pubic Radio | Gabriel Spitzer | Posted 10.30.2009 | Chicago


Suburban Cook County just got an influx of pandemic flu vaccine, but their supply still lags behind Chicago's. ...

Palatine Only Suburb To Get Swine Flu Vaccine

Daily Herald | Robert McCoppin | Posted 10.28.2009 | Chicago


Palatine grade school students and faculty soon will be the only members of the general public in suburban Cook County who can get the vaccine against...

Why Don't We Have a Surgeon General?

Linda Bergthold | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics


Linda Bergthold

There is something terribly wrong when a political minority can hold up a nomination that has the potential to affect a nation's health.

St. Athanasius Closed: Evanston Elementary School Shut Down After Swine Flu Scare

CBS2 | Posted 10.28.2009 | Chicago


A rash of students out sick with flulike symptoms has shut down a Roman Catholic elementary school in Evanston....

Obama: Swine Flu A National Emergency

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...

Swine Flu Is in the House

Maria Rodale | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living


Maria Rodale

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.

Swine Flu: Mandatory H1N1 Flu Shot Order Rescinded By New York Officials

AP | VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 10.23.2009 | New York


ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state health officials have suspended a ruling that would have forced health care workers across the state to get vaccin...

Swine Flu Fears Shut Down St. Charles East High School

NBC Chicago | STEVE BRYANT | Posted 10.20.2009 | Chicago


A suburban high school is shutting down until Monday after 900+ students called in sick with flu-like symptoms on Tuesday, according to a school super...

Will We Suffer Two Flu Seasons This Year?

Peter Christian Hall | Posted 10.20.2009 | World


Peter Christian Hall

In this season of swine flu discontent, the annual shot aimed at quelling "normal" flu may have a bad year.

Mandatory Flu Vaccines For Health Care Workers Halted

nytimes.com | Sewell Chan and Anemona Hartocollis | Posted 10.16.2009 | New York


A judge on Friday halted enforcement of a New York State directive requiring that all health care workers be vaccinated for swine flu. ...

Flu Season Shows the Need for Workplace Flexibility

David Gray | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living


David Gray

There are many people who are used to going to work when they are a bit under the weather. However, swine flu is changing that equation.

Swine Flu: Albany Spends $19,000 On Anti-Swine Flu Hand Sanitizer

New York Politics News, Reaction, and Analysis | Jimmy Vielkind | Posted 10.11.2009 | New York


Swine flu is upon us. And New York has responded, in part, by spending over $19,000 on 546 hand sanitizer dispensers that are now dotting the walls of...

Are We Ready for a Flu Pandemic?

Rep. Edolphus Towns | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living


Rep. Edolphus Towns

With the height of the flu season quickly approaching and our children heading back into the classroom, I recently led a full Committee hearing to examine the Obama Administration's Flu Vaccine program.

Swine Flu: Mass Wine Nixed At Brooklyn And Queens Churches

nydailynews.com | By Stephanie Gaskell | Posted 10.06.2009 | New York


Catholic priests in Brooklyn and Queens have been told to stop offering wine at Mass to prevent the spread of infection - especially the dreaded swine...

Swine Flu: 10 Best Gadgets To Protect Yourself From H1N1

businessinsider.com | Posted 09.26.2009 | Technology


Some good news about the Swine Flu: * Swine flu isn't nearly as deadly as anybody originally thought. * But it's still nasty! So we've com...