Ron Atlas: Publication of H5N1 Research (MWV57)

In episode 57 of MicrobeWorld Video, filmed at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Meeting in Vancouver, BC Canada on February 18, 2012, Dr. Stan Maloy talks with Ron Atlas Ph.D., Chair of ASM's...

Flu bug has arrived

Norovirus attack in DC MetroWash your hands. Stay away from ill-feeling people and if they were sick, try to leave them alone for a couple of weeks."“During peak season, outbreaks are common because the illness...

U.S. Government intervenes in bird flu research

Halt on H5N1 Research Worldwide Why would the government fear the publication of bird flu research papers? For a very good reason, the papers contain the data that bioterrorists could use to weaponize the virus. A...

IBM Scientists Reinvent Medical Diagnostic Testing

How can a soggy croissant save your life? In two words, capillary action. The same scientific phenomena that causes a croissant to soak up coffee or a paper towel to absorb spilled milk has enabled IBM...

Cough Into Your Cell Phone - Receive a Diagnosis

American and Australian scientists are working on a new form of cell phone technology that will allow users to cough into their own phones and receive a diagnosis. Rather than constantly making trips to the...

h1n1 WHO Wants To Help You...

Should we be lining up to get the h1n1 vaccine? According to WHO,  yes we should. They also want to warn everyone not to panic, there is plenty of vaccine coming down the pike. And before going to your...

Elton John Hospitalized For Treatment Of E. coli And Flu

Elton John has been hospitalized with the flu and a case of E. coli bacterial infection. His upcoming shows in the US, England, and Ireland have all been canceled until further notice. Elton John will hopefully...

Why President Obama Declared Swine Flu Emergency

It's impossible to pin all of the sickness on swine flu - a form of influenza Type A, subtype H1N1 - because California long ago stopped testing every suspected case of the virus. But doctors and public health...

Obama proclaims H1N1 "national emergency"

It is official. President Obama has signed a proclaimation which declares H1N1 a national emergency. Till now the government has been ttreading cautiously on the matter with different tones from different...

Flu Shot Causes Cheerleader Desiree Jennings to Walk Backwards

Desiree Jennings, a 25 year-old would-be-cheerleader for the Washington Redskins, claims a seasonal flu shot has disabled her to the point that she can only walk backwards and run normally but due to a severe...

Swine Flu for Parents: Real World Answers

"There's an incredible amount of information out there about the swine flu…along with a lot of mixed messages.  What we hope to do is pull together some of the best, most reliable information currently...

H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Makes German Man Extremely Sick

Berlin : Last week Australian H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Panvax Manufacturer "Listed Guillian-Barre Syndrome as vaccine side effect". And now a German man who participated in H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine clinical trials has said that he became seriously ill as a consequence of theH1N1...

Chinese Plant Dung Of The Devil May Kill Swine Flu

Ferula Asafetida, a plant used by the Chinese to protect against the Spanish Flu in 1918 may be effective in fighting the swine flu, or H1N1. The plant is known as Dung of the Devil due to its foul smell. Researchers found that Ferula Asafetida contained more than 230 natural...

Quarantine or 30 day jail for refusing the toxic H1N1 vaccine

One more reason to Fight Back H1N1 !! http://www.fightbackh1n1.com

Ecuador president's security chief Dies of Swine Flu

Strange indeed, swine flu kills the chief of presidential security in Ecuador. Lt Col John Merino died after being hospitalised for 28 days."The Ecuadorean government says President Rafael Correa's chief of security has died of swine flu. The online government...

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