There are many concerns today regarding the very real possibility that a pandemic of some sort or other could endanger every American. The very thought of such a catastrophe happening when the government agencies that are currently in place to protect the public and...
As the number of confirmed cases and countries with confirmed swine flu grow, many across the globe are questioning the ethics and public health risks inherent in raising animals for food. Mexico continues to...
opinion by infoinfluenza | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 229 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
As the number of confirmed cases exceeds 1,124 across 21 countries on four continents, the United States declared a public health emergency, and WHO chief Dr. Margaret Chan warned of a second surge of the swine flu virus. She stated, “If it's going to happen, it would be...
opinion by infoinfluenza | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 204 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Researchers analyzing the swine flu H1N1 virus in the people who contracted the disease in California and Texas have found that most of the viral gene segments are descendants of a unique triple human-bird-swine...
With cases of the never-seen-before combined bird, pig and human flu still on the rise, Mexico took the significant step of ordering a government closure beginning Friday through Tuesday, while restricting public gatherings, attendance at soccer matches, and requiring the...
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"Indonesia's Health Minister Siti Fadillah Supari said the research findings had "misled the public".
"It's pure logic... If there had been human-to-human transmission, it would have already swept the country and...
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The Bubonic Plague, more commonly referred to as the "Black Death," ravaged Europe between the years 1347 and 1350. During this short period, 25 million people (one third of Europe's population at the time) were killed. Thousands of people died each week and...
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According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...
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